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- Hair (11457 bytes)
4: ...d, it provides coloration. This might serve to [[camouflage]] an individual; in some mammals, the pigmentatio...
6: In modern Western societies, it is considered manly for men to have hair on their faces, arms, chest...
8: The hair of non-human animal species is commonly referred to as ''[[fur]]''.
15: Unlike other animals, human beings often have their [...
27: ...ir typically has 6-8 layers of cuticle. Wool has only one, and other animal hair may have many more la... - Zebra (3444 bytes)
17: ...ology|zoologists]] believe the stripes act as a [[camouflage]] mechanism; although some believe it plays a rol... - Feather (5296 bytes)
5: ...s and provide colour which is sometimes used as [[camouflage]] against [[predator]]s and sometimes as a means ...
17: ...ibly as markers for mating, with flight emerging only as a secondary purpose. It had been thought that... - Dragonfly (4578 bytes)
28: ...pygmaea'' from east [[Asia]] with a wing span of only 20 mm, or about 3/4 of an inch.
36: ==Motion camouflage==
37: ... for the first time how dragonflies use complex [[camouflage|camouflaging]] techniques during aerial combat. - Giraffe (8140 bytes)
16: ... separate family, the [[Giraffidae]], consisting only of the giraffe and its closest relative, the [[o...
34: ...ertebrae, but each of the seven bones is greatly enlarged. Bone constitutes the bud-like horns called ...
38: ...ern provides a certain degree of [[camouflage]]. Only 25 to 50 percent of giraffe calves reach adultho... - Animals (10378 bytes)
7: *Heterotrophic Nutrition: Unlike plants, animals cannot synthesize their own fo...
32: *Chameleons change color not just for camouflage but also to communicate and regulate their body t...
41: ...mal: As mentioned earlier, the blue whale is not only the largest animal but also the largest mammal. ... - Babirusa (849 bytes)
4: ...grey-and-brown hide provide it with a degree of [[camouflage]].
6: ...r canines of the male babirusa are so curved and enlarged that they emerge from the top of the snout. - Cephalopod (4875 bytes)
22: ...change color and are used for communication and [[camouflage]]. The [[nervous system]] of cephalopods is the m...
29: ...helled Nautiloidea around 425 million years ago. Unlike most modern cephalopods, ancient varieties had...
54: ...[http://www.tonmo.com/ The Octopus News Magazine Online - Ceph Discussion] - Sloth (5489 bytes)
18: ...hey come to the ground, to urinate and defecate, only about once a week.
20: ...s|symbiotic]] [[blue-green algae]], which provide camouflage and possibly extra nutrition, either licked direc...
22: ...d, moving only slowly, do not attract attention. Only during their infrequent visits to ground level d...
28: ...three toes: the "two-toed" sloths, however, have only two fingers. Two-toed sloths are generally faste...
30: ... [[biomass]] in some areas. Of the five species, only one, the Maned Three-toed Sloth, has a classific... - Tiger (11674 bytes)
15: ...s demand it. [[Humans]] are probably the tiger's only predator, often illegally killing tigers for the...
23: ...brown. This variation in color is very rare, and only a handful of golden tabby tigers exist, all in c...
25: ... It seems likely that the purpose of stripes is [[camouflage]], serving to hide these animals from their prey ...
42: ...ger]]''' (''Panthera tigris sumatrae'') is found only on the Indonesian island of [[Sumatra]]. The wil...
49: ...hina]], but these are known to be descended from only 6 animals. Thus, the [[genetic diversity]] requi... - Platypus (21900 bytes)
14: ..., and one of the four extant [[monotreme]]s, the only mammals that lay [[egg (biology)|eggs]] instead ...
30: ... Although the platypus has two separate ovaries, only the left one is functional. The other is primiti...
41: ...ed, wet leaves. After the eggs hatch, the mother only leaves the burrow for short periods of time to f...
49: ...orth as the base of the [[Cape York Peninsula]]. Inland, its distribution is not well known: it is ext...
55: ... riverbank not far above water level, and often [[camouflage|hidden]] under a protective tangle of roots. For ... - Hedgehog (8006 bytes)
19: .... Their quills are not poisonous or barbed and, unlike the quills of a [[porcupine]], cannot easily b...
25: ...nd paste it on its quills with its tongue. This [[camouflage]]s the hedgehog with the new scent of the area an...
27: ...and too low in protein. It is best to leave out only a small treat, leaving them plenty of appetite f...
36: Unlike the smaller, warmer climate species, the Europ...
41: ...ernate are commonly fatal. They eat a diet of mainly catfood, ferret food and insects. - Leopard (7605 bytes)
22: ...East, India, Pakistan, China, Siberia, much of mainland South-East Asia, and the islands of Java, Zanz...
45: ...frica alone. Because of their stealthy habits and camouflage, they can go undetected even in close proximity t... - American Water Spaniel (1873 bytes)
33: ...er or dark chocolate colouring provides natural [[camouflage]] helpful in hunting [[waterfowl]], his primary p... - Octopus (12952 bytes)
15: ...l reef|coral reefs]]. The term may also refer to only those creatures in the [[genus]] ''[[Octopus (ge...
17: ...imilar in shape to a [[parrot]]'s beak, is their only hard part. This enables them to squeeze through ...
19: ...hanisms are typical of octopuses: [[ink sac]]s, [[camouflage]], and [[autonomising limb]]s. Most octopuses can...
23: ...ver, reproduction is a cause of death: males can only live for a few months after mating, and females ...
31: An octopus has a highly complex nervous system, only part of which is localized in its [[brain]]. Tw... - Penguin (7847 bytes)
19: ...tually, most penguins do not live in Antarctica; only a few species do. The others live further north.
35: ...nd a dark (mostly black) upperside. This is for [[camouflage]]. A predator looking up from below (such as an [...
37: ...rey near the surface in dives that normally last only one or two minutes. Larger penguins can dive dee... - Antlion (5460 bytes)
20: ...ning. During the day it rests, motionless, well-[[camouflage]]d by its transparent wings and brownish body.
25: ...off to one side and concealed by the steep wall. Only its sicklelike jaws protrude from the sand and o... - Cephalopods (4509 bytes)
22: ...change color and are used for communication and [[camouflage]]. The [[nervous system]] of cephalopods is the m...
29: ...helled Nautiloidea around 425 million years ago. Unlike most modern cephalopods, ancient varieties had... - Dragonflies and Damselflies (4651 bytes)
28: ...pygmaea'' from east [[Asia]] with a wing span of only 20 mm, or about 3/4 of an inch.
36: ==Motion camouflage==
37: ... for the first time how dragonflies use complex [[camouflage|camouflaging]] techniques during aerial combat. - Giraffes (7566 bytes)
16: ... separate family, the [[Giraffidae]], consisting only of the giraffe and its closest relative, the [[o...
34: ...ertebrae, but each of the seven bones is greatly enlarged. Bone constitutes the bud-like horns called ...
38: ...ern provides a certain degree of [[camouflage]]. Only 25 to 50 percent of giraffe calves reach adultho...
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