defensive SYsTEM OF ANIMAL

ANIMAL DEFENSE MECHANISM

• DEFENSE MECHANISMS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ALL ANIMAL LIFE. ANIMALS IN

EVERY BIOME MUST EAT TO SURVIVE. WITH PREDATORS BEING HIGH ON
THE FOOD CHAIN AND ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A MEAL, PREY MUST
CONSTANTLY AVOID BEING EATEN. ADAPTATIONS THAT PREY EMPLOY ADDS
TO THE CHANCES OF SURVIVAL FOR THE SPECIES. SOME OF THESE
ADAPTATIONS INCLUDE DEFENSE MECHANISMS THAT CAN GIVE PREY AN
ADVANTAGE AGAINST THEIR ENEMIES.

ANIMALS WITH SPIKES

• ANIMALS WITH SPIKES ARE WELL

KNOWN FOR THEIR SELF-DEFENSE.IN
THE WHOLE ANIMAL KINGDOM, WE CAN
OBSERVE MANY STRONG AND OFTEN
WEIRD METHODS OF SELF-DEFENSE.
CARRYING SPINES IS AN EFFECTIVE
TACTICAL APPROACH OF DEFENSE
AGAINST THE ENEMY. IT IS VERY
DIFFICULT TO ATTACK THESE SPIKY
SPECIES.

ANIMALS WITH

PROTECTIVE ARMOR

• PROTECTIVE ARMOR, IN THE FORM OF

QUILLS, SHELLS AND SCALES, HAS
HELPED ANIMALS SURVIVE PREDATION
AND HARSH ENVIRONMENTS FOR
CENTURIES. FROM PREHISTORIC
DINOSAURS -- WHO GREW THICK,
ARMOR-LIKE SKIN -- TO AN OCEAN FULL
OF MOLLUSKS, MANY ANIMALS SPORT
EXTERNAL AND SUPERFICIAL ARMOR
AS A SOURCE OF PROTECTION.

ANIMALS WITH POISON
AND VENOM

• THERE IS ACTUALLY A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

BEING POISONOUS AND BEING VENOMOUS.
THE LATTER ARE ANIMALS THAT INJECT THEIR
POISON INTO THEIR PREY THROUGH FANGS,
CLAWS OR A STINGER. POISONOUS ANIMALS
HAVE SECRETIONS OR PARTS OF THEIR BODY
THAT ARE POISONOUS TO ANYTHING THAT
TOUCHES OR EATS THEM. THEY TEND TO USE
IT MORE DEFENSIVELY WHEREAS VENOMOUS
ANIMALS TEND TO USE IT TO CAPTURE PREY
ALTHOUGH IT CAN ALSO BE USED IN DEFENSE
SITUATIONS TOO.

ANIMALS WITH HORN

• MANY KINDS OF HOOFED ANIMALS GROW

HORNS OR ANTLERS ON THEIR HEADS.
HORNS ARE BONES THAT GROW OUT OF
THE SKULLS OF SHEEP, GOATS, CATTLE,
AND ANTELOPE, SUCH AS GAZELLES.
THESE BONES ARE COVERED BY A LAYER OF
TOUGH MATERIAL CALLED HORN. HORNED
ANIMALS DO NOT SHED THEIR HORNS.
ANTLERS ALSO ARE MADE OF BONE, BUT
THEY FALL OFF AND GROW AGAIN EACH
YEAR. UNLIKE HORNS, ANTLERS DIVIDE INTO
BRANCHES.

ANIMALS WITH CAMOUFLAGE

• THE ANIMAL KINGDOM IS A WILD,

WACKY PLACE WHERE ANIMALS HAVE
TO BE CLEVER IN ORDER TO SURVIVE.
ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING
TECHNIQUES FOR SURVIVAL
IS ANIMAL CAMOUFLAGE. ANIMALS
HAVE THE ABILITY TO MIMIC PLANTS,
GROUND COVER, OR EVEN OTHER
ANIMALS IN ORDER TO HIDE OR HUNT.
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF SOME
ANIMALS THAT ARE PARTICULARLY
GIFTED IN THE ART OF INVISIBILITY.

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