4 Clever Camouflage

Clever Camouflage written by Maria Gill

玛丽亚·吉尔的《巧妙伪装》

Some animals use one colour to hide against the backgrounds they live in. A snake's green or brown scales are the same colour as plants. A lion's fur is the same colour as long grass. A beetle's shell is the same colour as the earth. Parrots have feathers that match the leaves on the trees.

有些动物用一种颜色来隐藏它们生活的背景。 蛇的绿色或棕色鳞片与植物的颜色相同。 狮子的毛和长草的颜色一样。 甲虫的壳和地球是一样的颜色。 鹦鹉的羽毛与树上的叶子相配。

Some animals change colour to match different backgrounds. An octopus can change its colour whenever it moves. It is a light colour when it is on the sand in the sea. It changes to a darker colour when it moves onto the rocks.

有些动物会改变颜色来配合不同的背景。 章鱼移动时可以改变颜色。 当它在海里的沙滩上时，它是浅色的。 当它移动到岩石上时，颜色就会变深。

Some animals change colour when the seasons change. Arctic foxes change their coats twice a year. In summer, their coats are dark, like the brown earth. In winter, their coats are white to match the snow.

有些动物随着季节的变化而改变颜色。 北极狐一年换两次毛。 在夏天，它们的皮毛是黑色的，就像棕色的泥土。 在冬天，它们的外套是白色的，与雪相配。

Some animals use stripe patterns to look like their backgrounds. Zebras' wavy lines look just like wavy grass. The zebras' enemy, the lion, is colour-blind. When zebras stand together, they look like one large, striped pattern.

有些动物用条纹图案看起来像它们的背景。 斑马的波浪纹看起来就像波浪草。 斑马的敌人狮子是色盲。 当斑马站在一起时，它们看起来像一个巨大的条纹图案。

Some animals use spot patterns to hide against the backgrounds they live in. Leopards use spots to blend into the shady spots under a tree. A butterfly fish has a large spot on the end of its tail that looks like an eye. This makes it look bigger to trick its enemies.

一些动物利用斑点图案来隐藏它们生活的背景。 豹子利用斑点混入树下的阴凉处。 蝴蝶鱼的尾巴末端有一个看起来像眼睛的大斑点。 这让它看起来更大，可以骗过敌人。