Teach the Children Well-Animals. AdaptationAdaptations to A Desert BiomeAnimal AdaptationsAnimal Adaptations and SurvivalAnimal Adaptations GameAnimal Adaptations E-SafarisAnimal CamouflageAnimal DiversityAnimals and AdaptationAnimals, Adaptation and the Galápagos IslandsThe Body ChangersBuild a BeastCamouflageDirtmeister's Animal AdaptationsEvolutionHot or ColdHow Animals Meet Their NeedsHow Plants and Animals Survive the WinterMimicryPenguin AdaptationUnderstand Wildlife Winter Survival StrategiesWacky Animal DefencesWhat Do Animals Do in Winter? What Does Adaptation Mean? Wildlife in Winter--Adaptations for SurvivalWinter Adaptations of Animals Amazing Bats of Bracken CaveBat Conservation InternationalBats!
Bats Are CoolBats at Enchanted LearningBats in AustraliaBatty About BatsBat WorldBouncing SoundsChiropteraEcholocation VideoEcho the BatHow to Build a Bat HouseIs That A Lark I Hear? A Nightingale? Surprise! Return to top of page Return to Table of Contents on Home Page Have questions or comments about this page? Camoflauge in Animals. Mimicry Some animals and plants look like other things -- they mimic them. Mimicry is another type of deceptive coloration. It can protect the mimic from predators or hide the mimic from prey. If mimicry was a play, there would be three characters. The Model - the species or object that is copied. The Mimic - looks and acts like another species or object. The Dupe- the tricked predator or prey. The poisonous coral snake and the harmless king snake look a lot alike. The viceroy butterfly and monarch butterfly were once thought to exhibit Batesian mimicry where a harmless species mimics a toxic species.
Could You Tell the Difference? Aggressive Mimicry Some mimics look like something else, not to avoid predators, but to catch prey. The frogfish or angler fish lures its prey to where it can strike. Cryptic Coloration Some organisms look so much like another object that they almost disappear! Eyespots: I'm Watching You! Some butterflies and moths have large eyespots. Endangered Species Guide. Rainforest Animals.
Wildlife & Nature Videos | Clips | Photos | Programmes - itvWILD. Animals. As of July 1, 2013 ThinkQuest has been discontinued. We would like to thank everyone for being a part of the ThinkQuest global community: Students - For your limitless creativity and innovation, which inspires us all. Teachers - For your passion in guiding students on their quest. Partners - For your unwavering support and evangelism. Parents - For supporting the use of technology not only as an instrument of learning, but as a means of creating knowledge. We encourage everyone to continue to “Think, Create and Collaborate,” unleashing the power of technology to teach, share, and inspire. Best wishes, The Oracle Education Foundation. Food Chain - Kid's Corner. The Food Chain Every living thing needs energy in order to live. Everytime animals do something (run, jump) they use energy to do so. Animals get energy from the food they eat, and all living things get energy from food.
Plants use sunlight, water and nutrients to get energy (in a process called photosynthesis). Energy is necessary for living beings to grow. A food chain shows how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy are passed from creature to creature. Food chains begin with plant-life, and end with animal-life. A simple food chain could start with grass, which is eaten by rabbits. Food Chains and Food Webs. Chain Reaction - Build a Food Chain.
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