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Article: Can you see the walking stick?(Science)(animals)
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- Weekly Reader, Edition K (including Science Spin)
- Article date:
- April 1, 2005
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Why might animals have to hide? In what other ways might animals stay safe?
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* Animals must protect themselves from being eaten by their enemies. Some animals' bodies match the places they live, so they cannot be easily seen. This is called camouflage. When animals hide, they remain very still.
* The walking stick's body is about 3 inches long. When a walking stick sits still on a twig, it looks just like the twig and is able to hide from other animals.
* The skin of a brown snake blends in with the brown leaves and twigs it rests on. Some snakes wait for other animals to come near so they ...