ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION
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Question
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camouflage
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going unnoticed
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crypsis
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defense
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Detailed explanation-1: -Camouflage is a natural phenomenon used by plants and animals to blend into their environment.
Detailed explanation-2: -In ecology, crypsis is the ability of an animal or a plant to avoid observation or detection by other animals. It may be a predation strategy or an antipredator adaptation. Methods include camouflage, nocturnality, subterranean lifestyle and mimicry.
Detailed explanation-3: -Camouflage, also called cryptic coloration, is a defense mechanism or tactic that organisms use to disguise their appearance, usually to blend in with their surroundings.
Detailed explanation-4: -Crypsis (of previous BOTW fame) involves melting into the background; the receiver of the signal-the predator-can’t reliably pick its prey out from the background. Mimicry is about being a copycat; imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but this is about survival.
Detailed explanation-5: -Crypsis is a Greek word meaning camouflage. An animal that is cryptic is one that is camouflaged so that it is difficult to discern from its background. The advantage of crypsis in most animals is that it gives protection against predators that detect prey by eyesight.