CAMOUFLAGE: Invisibility Cloaks for Animals

by Alexandra Loewen

THE ABILITY TO “disappear” from view doesn’t exist only in stories about magic. But you do need to be a certain kind of animal to pull it off. The amazing ability to hide in plain sight—known as camouflage—is important to the survival of many animals. Camouflaged animals can be the “hiders” (so their enemies have a harder time finding them) or the “seekers” (so their prey don’t see them coming). A predator is an animal that hunts and eats other animals. The hunted animals are the prey. Many animals have body colors similar to those of their habitats. These include lizards and emerald tree boas. With their camouflage, plus being perfectly still, they can “vanish” into their environments. The color and pattern of some lizards match tree bark, rocks, or…

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