Camouflage is when an animal blends in with its backrgound. Animals usually use camouflage to find food and to prevent them from becoming food.
There are three different types of camouflage, protective coloration, disruptive coloration and countershading.
Protective coloration is when an animal blends into its environment using the patterns and colours of their skin.
Disruptive coloration is when an animal has a pattern that can confuse a predator. This works really well for herds because predators find it difficult to single out individual animals.
Countershading is a way animals camouflage. Animals with countershading are light on their stomachs and dark on their back. This camouflages them because when a predator looks down at an animal it will look like part of its environment. When a predator looks up at the animal the sun makes everything lighter and the light stomach will blend in with the light environment.
There are three different types of camouflage, protective coloration, disruptive coloration and countershading.
Protective coloration is when an animal blends into its environment using the patterns and colours of their skin.
Disruptive coloration is when an animal has a pattern that can confuse a predator. This works really well for herds because predators find it difficult to single out individual animals.
Countershading is a way animals camouflage. Animals with countershading are light on their stomachs and dark on their back. This camouflages them because when a predator looks down at an animal it will look like part of its environment. When a predator looks up at the animal the sun makes everything lighter and the light stomach will blend in with the light environment.