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[From March-April-May 1993]
Hey kids! Did you know that animals camouflage
themselves so they can adapt to their environment? Adaptation can
protect animals from predators or from harsh weather. Many birds
can hide in the tall grass and weeds like the Northern Bobwhite,
making it hard to see them. You have to look even harder to see
the Piping Plover in their sandy habitat. Here is a fun activity
that you can do to see how animals can naturally camouflage
themselves in their habitat.
Materials:
-Potato and White tempera paint
-Pins or glue
-Small natural things that you want to use as camouflage such as
pine needles, straw, tree bark, sticks, nuts, berries, feathers,
grass, weeds
Directions:
1. Paint a Potato white and let it dry.
2. Collect all of the natural things that you would put on your
potato.
3. Glue or pin all of the natural things that you want to put on
your potato to make your camouflage creature.
4. Find the place where you collected your natural things and
mark it.
5.Place the camouflage potato somewhere in the open (do not hide
it) and see if a friend can find where you put your camouflage
creature.
Tina Everson
Chincoteague Refuge Intern
(Idea adapted from: Scott, Foresman - Science)
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