What Color is Camouflage

What Color is Camouflage

动物怎么伪装自己

In the foothills near my house, a mountain lion might be hunting. He stalks across a dry hillside. His golden fur matches the grass. A doe raises her head to sniff the air. Her fawn is quiet, and the lion passes by.

在我家附近的山脚下,有只美洲狮正在捕猎,它穿越长满干草的山坡,无声地跟踪着猎物,身上的毛和周围的干草一样是金黄色的。一只母鹿抬起头来,警觉地嗅了嗅空气,小鹿安静地躲在它脚下。然后，美洲狮离开了。

In my backyard, a robin could catch an insect that looks like a leaf. After dark, a skunk and her babies might walk right down my street. My dog can see their bold white stripes, but he's learned to leave skunks alone.

在我家后院,有只知更鸟抓住了一只看起来像树叶的昆虫。 天黑后,有只臭鼬和它的小宝宝可能会从我家门前经过。我的狗可以看见臭鼬身上醒目的白色条纹，但它懂得，要离臭远远的。

Near my house, and all over the world, at every time of day or night, animals are hunting for food . . . or they are being hunted. Animals must eat in order to live, and to live they sometimes have to hide. Animals hide in holes, burrows, and dens, in plants, underwater, and beneath rocks.

无论在我家附近还是在世界各地,无论是白天还是晚上,到处都有动物在捕捉猎物，或被当成猎物。 动物必须吃东西才能活命,为了活命,有时候还不得不躲起来。它们会躲在洞里、树上水底或石头下面。

Some animals hide out in plain sight, but they are still very hard to see. The doe's coat and the mountain lion's fur blend into the colors surrounding them. The fawn's spots match the sun and shade that dapple the thicket where she hides. When in danger, the fawn must stay very still. Any movement might draw the eye of a hunter. The fawn and the doe, and the prowling lion-each one of these animals is camouflaged.

有些动物就藏在显而易见的地方,但照样很难被发现,比如母鹿和美洲狮,它们的毛与周围环境的颜色浑然一体。 小鹿的斑点看起来就像洒在草丛中的点点光影。当危险来临时,它必须保持安静 ,让“光影”静止不动,以免引起捕猎者的注意。小鹿、母鹿和觅食的美洲狮,它们身上全都有伪装

What color is camouflage? Camouflage can be a certain color, or pattern of colors, or a special shape that fools the eye. Animal camouflage is a kind of disguise. It makes an animal hard to see. Camouflage helps an animal hide from enemies, and it can help a hunter sneak up on its prey. Hiding and hunting are both made easier when an animal matches its surroundings. A green insect clinging to a green leaf is much harder to see than a red insect. If a green insect is shaped like a leaf, even the hungriest bird could miss it.

什么是伪装?伪装是某种特殊的颜色、图案或形状,它能骗过别人的眼睛。动物伪装自己,这样就不容易被发现了。伪装可以帮助动物躲开天敌,或帮助捕猎者悄悄地靠近猎物。 当动物看起来与周围环境一致时,捕猎和躲藏都会变得容易些。一只紧贴着绿叶不动的绿色昆虫,比一只红色昆虫更难被发现,如果这只绿色昆虫的形状还像叶子,那么连最饥饿的鸟也可能找不到它。