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Clever Camouflage FOCUS Question How do different types of camouflage help animals survive?

聪明的伪装焦点问题不同类型的伪装如何帮助动物生存?

Meet Your Host Greetings, friends! I'm Carlo Chameleon. Today I'd like to talk to you about my favorite topic—camouflage! Animals like me have two important goals—staying alive and producing offspring. We want to stay alive because life is awesome! We also need to produce offspring. It helps our species continue. Many creatures use camouflage (CA-mo-flahj). Camouflage involves using colors, patterns, or shapes to blend in with the surroundings. Many prey animals use camouflage to hide from predators. Some predators use it, too, to hide while they're hunting. Are you ready to learn about the hidden story of camouflage? Okay, let's go!

朋友们，你们好!我是卡罗变色龙。 今天我想和大家谈谈我最喜欢的话题——伪装!像我这样的动物有两个重要目标——生存和繁衍后代。 我们想要活着，因为生活是美好的!我们还需要繁衍后代。 它帮助我们的物种延续。 许多生物使用伪装(CA-mo-flahj)。 伪装包括使用颜色、图案或形状来融入周围环境。 许多被捕食动物用伪装来躲避捕食者。 一些捕食者在捕猎时也用它来躲藏。 你准备好了解伪装的隐藏故事了吗? 好了，走吧!

Lasting Color Basic camouflage is called blending coloration. Take a look at this amazing caterpillar It blends in perfectly with the leaf it's on. Camouflage helps this caterpillar. hide from predators such as birds. The green color comes from a pigment in its skin. Other camouflage experts include polar bears. But a pigment doesn't create their white color. Tiny structures in each hair reflect and scatter light. As a result, their colorless fur appears white. Camouflage helps polar bears be less visible while hunting on ice and snow.

基本的迷彩叫做混合着色。 看看这只神奇的毛毛虫，它和它所在的叶子完美地融合在一起。 伪装帮助了这种毛虫。 躲避捕食者，如鸟类。 绿色来自于它皮肤中的一种色素。 其他伪装专家包括北极熊。 但是色素并不能创造它们的白色。 每根头发上的微小结构都能反射和散射光线。 因此，它们无色的皮毛看起来是白色的。 伪装可以帮助北极熊在冰雪上捕猎时不那么显眼。

Camouflage helps some baby animals stay safe while Mom is away getting food. Check out this baby tapir (TAY-pur)! It lives in forests that have patches of sunlight. The spots and stripes on its fur help it blend in and be safe. Another type of color change is called seasonal coloration. This weasel's brown fur helps it hide for most of the year. When winter comes, it sheds its dark fur and grows a white coat. Pretty clever, eh? Do You Know? Many ocean animals use countershading Seen from above. their dark backs blend in with the dark ocean. Seen from below, their light bellies blend in with the sunny surface.

当妈妈外出觅食时，伪装可以帮助一些小动物保持安全。 看看这只小貘(泰普尔)!它生活在有阳光的森林里。 它皮毛上的斑点和条纹有助于它融入环境，确保安全。 另一种颜色变化被称为季节性着色。 黄鼠狼的棕色皮毛帮助它在一年中的大部分时间里躲藏起来。 当冬天来临时，它褪去黑色的皮毛，长出白色的外衣。 很聪明，是吧?你知道吗? 从上面看，许多海洋动物使用反影。 它们深色的背部与深色的海洋融为一体。 从下面看，它们轻盈的腹部与阳光明媚的表面融为一体。

Quick-Change Artists Cuttlefish use active camouflage. They can change their color, shape, and pattern in an instant! These abilities allow them to hide or surprise both predators and prey. Chameleons are the masters of disguise. My cousin Darma is a dwarf chameleon. She can also quickly change color to match her surroundings. But she changes color based on the predators she's hiding from! Dwarf chameleons change color more to avoid birds. Birds can see different colors well. Dwarf chameleons change color less for snakes. Snakes have poor color vision. They don't even notice Darma is there!

快速变换艺术家墨鱼使用主动伪装。 它们可以在瞬间改变颜色、形状和图案!这些能力使它们能够隐藏或惊动捕食者和猎物。 变色龙是伪装的大师。 我的表妹达玛是一条矮变色龙。 她还能迅速改变颜色以适应周围环境。 但她会根据她要躲避的捕食者而改变颜色!矮变色龙为了躲避鸟类而改变颜色。 鸟类能很好地看到不同的颜色。 小变色龙对蛇的变色较少。 蛇的色觉很差。 他们甚至没有注意到达玛在那里!

Stripes, Spots, and Flashes Ever been to Africa? A zebra's stripes and a cheetah's spots are both camouflage. They are examples of disruptive coloration. The patterns make the animals harder to see. The comma butterfly has two-tone wings. They are orange on top and brown on the bottom. The butterfly rests with its brown side showing. But if a predator comes close, the butterfly takes off in a flash of orange. The bright color surprises the predator. It buys the butterfly time to escape. This clever camouflage is called flash coloration.

条纹、斑点和闪光你去过非洲吗? 斑马的条纹和猎豹的斑点都是伪装。 它们是颠覆性色彩的例子。 这些图案使动物很难被发现。 逗号蝴蝶有双色翅膀。 上面是橙色的，下面是棕色的。 蝴蝶休息时露出棕色的一侧。 但如果捕食者靠近，蝴蝶就会在橙色的闪光中起飞。 鲜艳的颜色让捕食者大吃一惊。 这为蝴蝶赢得了逃跑的时间。 这种巧妙的伪装叫做闪光着色。