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What is the animal?Crab - black and green in the middle of the photo. This is a lined shore crab.

How is it camouflaged?The crab’s coloration helps it blend in with the rocks and algae in tide pools.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Crabs camouflage to avoid predators like birds.

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What is the animal?Lizard - lying on the branch. This is a type of monitor lizard.

How is it camouflaged?The lizard’s skin color and low profile help it blend in with trees and other plants.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Lizards camouflage to catch unsuspecting prey like insects.

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What is the animal?Bird - white feathers on it’s belly and brown on it’s back. This is a ptarmigan.

How is it camouflaged?Brown and white feathers help the ptarmigan to blend in with rocks and snow.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Ptarmigans camouflage to avoid predators like birds of prey or large mammals.

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What is the animal?Butterfly - facing right, wings together. This is a dead leaf butterfly.

How is it camouflaged?The underside of the butterfly’s wings are brown and have a vein-like line that looks like a dead leaf.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Butterflies camouflage to avoid predators like birds.

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What is the animal?Crab - below the rock. This is a shore crab.

How is it camouflaged?The crab’s color and low profile help it camouflage on rocks and in crevices.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Crabs camouflage to avoid predators like birds.

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What is the animal?Toad - center, facing right. This is a common toad.

How is it camouflaged?The toad’s brown skin and texture help it blend into its forest habitat.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Toads camouflage to avoid predators like birds and small mammals.

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What is the animal?Butterfly - center, looking left. This is a question mark butterfly.

How is it camouflaged?The underside of the butterfly’s wings are brown and the edge of the wings are jagged to resemble a fallen leaf.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Butterflies camouflage to avoid predators like birds.

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What is the animal?Frog - center, facing left. This is a wood frog.

How is it camouflaged?The frog’s brown coloration helps it blend into the forest floor.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Frogs camouflage to avoid predators like snakes or mammals.

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What is the animal?Deer - two standing in the middle. These are mule deer.

How is it camouflaged?The deer’s general brown color blends in well with grassy habitats.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Deer camouflage to avoid predators like coyotes and mountain lions.

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What is the animal?Cheetahs - two, lying down.

How is it camouflaged?The cheetah’s spots on tan fur help it to blend in with grasses.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Cheetahs camouflage to catch prey like antelopes.

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What is the animal?Fish - flat on the bottom, facing the camera. This is a type of flatfish.

How is it camouflaged?The fish’s low profile, sandy color, and spots match the sand it lies on.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Both; fish camouflage to catch fish that swim too close and to avoid being eaten by larger predators.

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What is the animal?Wolf - walking towards the camera. This is a red wolf.

How is it camouflaged?The wolf’s black and tan fur helps it to blend in among trees and grasses.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Wolves camouflage to catch prey like rabbits and other mammals.

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What is the animal?Mantis - the brown part on the right. This is a ghost mantis.

How is it camouflaged?The mantis has the shape and color of a dead leaf.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Both; mantises camouflage to catch unsuspecting prey and to avoid being seen by predators like birds and snakes.

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What is the animal?Insect - centered, facing right. This is a cicada.

How is it camouflaged?The brown body and transparent wings help the cicada blend in around trees.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Cicadas camouflage to avoid predators like birds.

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What is the animal?Fish - center, looking left. This is a type of stonefish.

How is it camouflaged?The stonefish’s color and texture help it blend in with algae and rocks on the ocean floor.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Both; stonefish camouflage to catch smaller fish that swim too close and to avoid being seen by larger predators.

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What is the animal?Octopus - center. This is a common octopus.

How is it camouflaged?The octopus can change both its skin color and texture to match the surrounding algae.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Both; octopus camouflage to avoid predators while they stalk prey.

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What is the animal?Mantis - center, facing down on the plant. This is a praying mantis.

How is it camouflaged?The mantis’ color and body shape mimic plants.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Both; mantises camouflage to catch unsuspecting prey and to avoid being seen by predators like birds and snakes.

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What is the animal?Frogs - three on the bank. These are a type of leopard frog.

How is it camouflaged?The frogs’ green-to-brown colors help them blend in with plants around ponds.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Both; frogs camouflage to catch prey that gets too close and to avoid being spotted by predators.

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What is the animal?Frog - bottom, right. This is a rockhole frog.

How is it camouflaged?The frog’s color and texture help it blend in with rocky areas.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Both; frogs camoulflage to catch prey that gets too close and to avoid predators when it is out in the open.

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What is the animal?Fish - center, facing right. This is a type of combtooth blenny.

How is it camouflaged?The blenny’s patterns help it to blend in with other organisms growing on rocks in kelp forests.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Blennies camouflage to avoid predators like bigger fish.

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What is the animal?Bear - walking to the right. This is a polar bear.

How is it camouflaged?Polar bear fur is actually hollow which scatters light, much like snow and ice does.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Adult polar bears camouflage to catch prey like seals. Cubs camouflage to avoid predators like wolves.

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What is the animal?Coyote - middle facing right.

How is it camouflaged?A coyote has brown and black fur to blend in with grass and underbrush.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Coyotes camouflage to catch prey like deer or rabbits.

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What is the animal?Beetle - center, facing towards bottom right. This is a type of jewel beetle.

How is it camouflaged?Patterns on the beetle’s wings help it to blend into its surroundings.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Beetles camouflage to avoid predators like birds.

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What is the animal?Deer - facing you, in the middle. This is a white-tailed deer.

How is it camouflaged?The deer’s fur is the color of the branches.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Deer camouflage to avoid predators like mountain lions.

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What is the animal?Cricket or leaf bug - facing to the left. This is a katydid, a type of cricket.

How is it camouflaged?The katydid’s body and wings look like a leaf.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Katydids camouflage to avoid predators like birds.

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What is the animal?Bird chicks - three huddled together. These are sandpiper chicks.

How is it camouflaged?Flecks on the chicks’ feathers help them look like the ground and plants around them.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Young chicks camouflage to avoid predators like birds of prey or larger mammals.

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What is the animal?Fox - curled up in the middle of the photo. This is an arctic fox.

How is it camouflaged?Arctic foxes have white fur during the winter to blend in with their snowy habitat in the tundra. Their fur changes to brown/gray during the summer.

Is it camouflaged to catch prey or avoid predators?Both; foxes hunt birds and small animals and want to avoid larger predators.