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Animal Adaptations

Animal Adaptations. Lesson 58 Slide Show 58A. Physical Adaptations That Help Predators Catch Prey. Camouflage. Camouflage allows animals to sneak up on prey. Coyotes and lions use camouflage to hunt in open grassland. Polar bears and Arctic Foxes hunt on ice packs and snowy tundra.

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Animal Adaptations

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  1. Animal Adaptations Lesson 58 Slide Show 58A

  2. Physical AdaptationsThat Help Predators Catch Prey

  3. Camouflage Camouflage allows animalsto sneak up on prey.

  4. Coyotes and lions use camouflage to hunt in open grassland.

  5. Polar bears and Arctic Foxes hunt on ice packs and snowy tundra.

  6. Spots camouflage Snow Leopards in the shadows of mountain cliffs.

  7. Stripes camouflage Bengal Tigers in the shadows of forests.

  8. Strong Legs The cheetah is the fastest land animal on Earth. Strong legs allow animals to use speed to catch prey.

  9. A wolf can run up to 35 miles per hour for short sprints.

  10. Keen Senses Keen senses help animals find prey.

  11. Falcons, hawks and owls have keen eyesight to spot prey below them as they fly.

  12. Some predators use a keen sense of smell to find prey.

  13. Some predators use a keen sense of hearing to help them hunt.

  14. Bats hunt in the dark by using echolocation. They make noise and listen for how it echoes back from objects and moving prey.

  15. Rattlesnakes hunt by sensing the warmth of nearby prey. Snakes, such as rattlesnakes, that have heat-sensing pits are called pit vipers.

  16. Physical AdaptationsThat Help Prey Avoid Predators

  17. Camouflage Camouflage helps prey animals blend into their habitats to escape predators.

  18. Snowshoe hares have white fur in winter for camouflage. In the summer, they shed their white coat for fur that blends in with the ground.

  19. Many insects are the color of the plants they eat and look like stems or leaves.

  20. Ducks and nighthawks use camouflage to hide when they are nesting.

  21. Mule deer fawns use camouflage when they are too young to outrun predators.

  22. Strong Legs Strong legs allow prey animals to use speed to escape predators.

  23. Red kangaroos can hop more than 35 miles per hour.

  24. An ostrich can run more than 45 miles per hour.

  25. Mimicry Monarch Butterfly Viceroy Butterfly Mimicry allows prey animals to look like a poisonous or bad-tasting animal.

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