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11 years ago
Is camouflage the only adaptation for surviving predation?
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11 years ago
No, there is speed, protective shells, climbing, flying, hopping, diving into holes, good eyesight, good hearing, a bad taste as in viceroy butterfly, spray as in skunk, strength, size, horns, hooves, teeth, massive reproduction, poison and running in large groups.
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11 years ago
Your answer invited a self-challenge Alphanot Face with Stuck-out Tongue.

There's also, in addition to what Alphanot said, spines, quills, mobbing, venom, mimicry (of color, sound, shape), ink, motionlessness, claws, stings, bites (as in ants), startle effect (like butterflies that are dull on the outside and bright colored on the inside [e.g. morpho]), vocalizations (alarm calls), inflating oneself to look bigger, sharp/strong beaks, body language. . . and probably more.
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11 years ago
Dang. Everyone already answered this question. But some animals have truly ingenious ways of escaping predators. Take the Basilisk Lizard, for example. It can rear up on its hind legs and run across the surface of the water. Geckos have a loose layer of skin, and when pressure is applied, the skin comes off, and the attacker is left with an old suit. Some fish and butterflies have fake spots that mimic eyes and confuse predators.
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11 years ago
Don't forget lizard tails...when detached from the body they wiggle like crazy to confuse the predator so it attacks the tail while the lizard makes it's escape. And birds that do a "broken wing" display to draw predators away from their nests.
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