Pawpedia · Bodies and behaviour
Camouflage
When an animal hides by looking like its surroundings through colour, pattern or shape.
What is camouflage?
Camouflage helps prey hide, and helps predators creep up unseen.
Some animals change colour with the seasons; others can change colour in seconds.
Examples in the zoo
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Polar lands · Mammal
Arctic fox
Vulpes lagopus
Least concern
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Forest & mountain · Mammal
Snow leopard
Panthera uncia
Vulnerable
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Ocean · Mollusc
Common octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Least concern
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Rainforest · Amphibian
Red-eyed tree frog
Agalychnis callidryas
Least concern
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Rainforest · Mammal
Tiger
Panthera tigris
Endangered