animal defenses

Examines how and why certain birds, insects, and mammals disappear by blending in with their backgrounds.

Discusses camouflage and the ways some animals use their color to hide from enemies including weasels who are brown in the summer and white in the winter.

Describes some of the different ways animals protect themselves from danger.

Explains how animals, birds, reptiles, and insects vary their markings and color to hide from their enemies and respond to their environment.

Discusses the methods that sharks use to defend themselves.

Describes the various places in which animals seek safety and shelter for themselves, for their young, and for their food.

A seek-and-find board book for early learners that describes the different ways animals can hide.

Describes the various defense mechanisms used by caterpillars, frogs, snakes, and other animals to fend off hungry predators.

Discusses various forms of protective defenses used by animals, with an emphasis on camouflage phenomena such as disruptive coloration and countershading.

A look at the ways various insects use poison in self-defense or to capture their prey.