AY Honors/Animal Camouflage - Advanced

Animal Camouflage - Advanced

Skill Level

2

Year

2015

Version

16.04.2024

Approval authority

North American Division

Overview

Discover how camouflage is used in different habitats and by different types of animals, and by humans. Study and observe an animal that uses camouflage.

The Challenging Part

The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:

5. Do one of the following:

a. Visit a pet shop, zoo or other zoological park and find a minimum of 5 animals that use animal camouflage.

i. List each animal.

ii. List what types of camouflage they use.

iii. List what environment/habitat they inhabit in the wild.

iv. Using a Venn diagram or its equivalent, compare and contrast three of the animals with specific attention to their use of camouflage.

b. Own and/or help care for (2 weeks) an animal who uses camouflage.

i. List the type of camouflage it uses

ii. List what environment/habitat they inhabit in the wild

iii. Using a Venn diagram or its equivalent, compare and contrast its use of camouflage with a similar animal that does not use camouflage.

iv. Describe what role you played in its care, and whether it ever used its animal camouflage to hide from you.

c. Visit a Park or Habitat Protection Area and with the help of a docent or interpretive media, identify several native species of wildlife that use animal camouflage.

i. List each animal

ii. List what types of camouflage they use

iii. List what environment/habitat they inhabit in the wild

iv. Using a Venn diagram or its equivalent, Compare and contrast three of the animals with specific attention to their use of camouflage.