Lets play a game called “spot the potential meal”. Look hard at these pictures and tell me how you think camouflage helps animals survive. Do you see an animal? How about now? This one is much easier. The next one is not. Look REALLY hard at that ... read more
For prey animals, camouflage makes them less visible to predators so they don't get eaten. For predators, camouflage hides them from prey animals so they can get up close and not have to chase them so far, which costs them in energy expended per calorie gained when they catch one. read more