Translations:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Animal Camouflage/8/en

a. Concealing coloration

Concealing coloration is an animal's ability to use color to hide its presence by visually blending into its surroundings.

• Deer: deer species are often two toned, with a lighter underside that helps them blend into the landscape. It is often hard to spot a deer that is not moving.
• Sharks and dolphins: some species are dark on top and light on the bottom. From the top the shark blends with the dark water, but viewed from the bottom the shark does not contrast so much with the light filtering down from the sun. This helps them reduce being spotted by predator and prey.
• Snowshoe Hare: they turn white during the winter to blend in with the snow.
• Octopi:
• Chameleon: they adapt their color to the surrounding background.