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Animals with Crafty Camouflage
Some animals can hide in plain sight. This fun book looks at animals that blend in with their surroundings. From chameleons and pepper moths to octopuses, collared lemmings, katydids, and more, author Susan K. Mitchell explores how camouflage helps these animals survive.
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In this delightful series, various strange animal traits are explored. In Animals with Crafty Camouflage, Mitchell presents animals who are experts at various methods of disappearing in their environment, from moths and owls to the octopus, arctic hare, stick insect, and gecko. A section on how humans use camouflage is also included and demonstrates how they have adapted certain animal traits to better hide. In Animals with Wicked Weapons, Mitchell looks at animals that sport exotic modes of attack and defense, from the eel's electric discharges to the rattlesnake's venomous bite, with antlers, quills, fangs, spikes, thorns, and body armor in between. The final section shows how humans have transformed some of these traits into non-lethal weapons that can be used instead of killing other humans.
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