Adaptations of animals and plants

ADAPTATIONS

THE SURVIVAL

TRICKS

DESERTS – A HARSH HABITAT

LONG LEGS

HUMP

WOOL or FUR

TWO ROWS OF LONG EYELASHES

BROAD, FLAT ANDLEATHERYPADS

NOSTRILS CAN BE CLOSED

THICK LEATHERY PATCHES ON THE KNEES

HAIR INTHE EARS

A CLOSER LOOK

…..BEATING THE HEAT IN

BURROWS

LOOKING FORMIDABLE

– FEW PLANTS CAN SURVIVE IN THIS RUTHLESS LAND

CACTUS

LONG ROOTS

MOUNTAINS – THE FRIGID

ZONE

SNOW LEOPARD

FUR ON FEET

MOUNTAIN GOAT

HOOVES OFFER GRIP WOOL

YAK

ARCTIC FOX

….IN WINTER

….AND IN SUMMER

IT IS PLAY TIME…

PENGUINS

DRESSED UP FOR WINTER

BRAVING THE COLD

PINE LEAVES

GRASS LANDS

HERE LIFE IS ON A SPEED TRACK

DESIGNED FOR

HUNTING

FRONTAL EYES FOR 3D VISION AND DIALATING PUPIL FOR NIGHT VISION

PATTERNS THAT MERGE

EXCELLENT SENSE OF SMELL

PADDED FEETFOR SILENT STALKING

RETRACTABLE CLAWS FOR CLANDESTINE PURSUIT

LARGE, SHARP CANINE TEETH

AND THE HUNTED

EARS TO EVESDROP

LONG, SLENDER LEGS FOR SPEED

LATERAL EYES FOR VIGIL

OCEANS

THE WATER WORLD

PATTERNS OF SURVIVAL

FINSSTREAM LINED BODY

THE LARGEST ANIMAL

BLOW HOLES

COUNTER SHADING

Bluish Grey

White

THE LARGEST INVERTIBRATE

GIANT SQUID

STREAM LINED SWIMMING

CUTTLE FISH

SQUIRTING ‘INK’

GILLS OF CRAB – DESIGNED TO KEEP

MOISTURE

CORAL REEF – A UNIQUE HABITAT

PONDS

WATER HYACINTH

WATER CABBAGE

HYDRILLA

LOTUS

HOLOW STEM

WATER LILY

SEA WEED?

LEAFY SEA DRAGON

PERFECT CAMOUFLAGUE

A STICK INSECT

WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE?

JUST A DRY LEAF… OR SOMETHING

ELSE?

LEAF OR INSECT?

LEAF INSECT

PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK

CHAMELEON

STEALTH AND SPEED

PRAYING MANTIS

PERFECT AMBUSH

STARE THAT SCARES

EMPOROR MOTH

COLOURED TO WARN

COLOURED TO WARN

MONARCH BUTTERFLYMONARCH

BUTTERFLY

BRIGHT COLOURS SIGNAL DANGER

VICEROY BUTTERFLY

COLOURS OF DECEPTION

SWALLOW TAIL

MIMICRYA and B are real wasps .

C,D and E are flies

and F is a beetle

PEPPERED MOTHS

THE TWO SPECIES

THE TWO

SPECIES

EVOLUTION IN ACTION

AMPHIBIANS

- LEADING TWIN LIVES

WEBBEDFEET

FLYING FROG

MIMICING LEAVES

CRYPTIC FROG

- LEAFY REFUGE

SPOT ME…

IF YOU CAN

TREE FROG

GREEN REMEDIES

COLOUR IS THE KEY..

…FOR SURVIVAL

LEAPING RAINBOW

RED EYED TREE FROG

TOAD

CAECILIAN

NEWT

SALAMANDER

MUD SALAMANDER

RAIN FORESTS

HOTSPOTS OF BIODIVERSITY

TAUCAN

LONG, MASSIVE BEAKS TO REACH OUT

PARROT

SHARP, CURVEDBEAK FOR BREAKINGHARD NUTS

SHARP, STRONG AND CURVED BEAK FOR TEARING FLESH

KING VULTURE

EAGLE’S CURVED TALONS

FOR CAPTURING

PREY

CATTLE EGRET

LONG LEGS

WEBBED FEET

LONG BEAK

LONG LEGS

WOOD STORK

HUMMING BIRD

LONGANDPOINTEDBEAK

FLAT FEETREDUCE PRESSURE

STRONG TUSKSTO CARRY FOOD ANDWARD OFF ENEMEYS

POWERFULBUT FLEXIBLETRUNK FOR FEEDING,FIGHTING AND VOCALISING

EARS THAT COOL

LION TAILED MONKEY

FRONTAL EYES

TAIL FOR BALANCING

LONG TOESFOR CLIMBING

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