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    Animals in Disguise74

    More files... Uncover the Secrets of Animal Camouflage
    Published by Wayland, Hachette Children's Group, written by Michael Bright, available from Jan 2020.

    Discover the most well-disguised animals on the planet!

    Some animals disguise themselves to look like plants or rocks. Others disappear from view altogether as they blend in to their habitats. How do they do this?

    In Animals in Disguise, learn about the various ways animals hide in plain sight and why. From avoiding predators and protecting themselves to ambushing or sneaking up on prey, each animal featured in this book has an astonishing skill for keeping out of sight.

    With different creatures from around the world, organised by classification, this book encourages the reader to seek out each creature hiding in plain sight in the full-page photograph of the featured animal. Younger children will enjoy looking at the photos to spot the camouflaged animals. To help find them a second picture shows them clearly and all is revealed at the end of the book.

    Perfect for readers aged 9 and up.
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    Thomas Rabeil / Sand Cat (Felis margarita) crouching in sand. Critically endangered species. Tin Toumma, Niger, Africa.
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    Thomas Rabeil / Sand Cat (Felis margarita) crouching in sand. Critically endangered species. Tin Toumma, Niger, Africa.
    Sue Daly / Brill (Scophthalmus rhombus) camouflaged on seabed, Channel Islands, UK, July
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    Sue Daly / Brill (Scophthalmus rhombus) camouflaged on seabed, Channel Islands, UK, July
    Constantinos Petrinos / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Guadalupe Island or Isla Guadalupe, Pacific Ocean, Mexico, September. Vulnerable species.
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    Constantinos Petrinos / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Guadalupe Island or Isla Guadalupe, Pacific Ocean, Mexico, September. Vulnerable species.
    Emanuele Biggi / Bird-dropping spider (Phrynarachne decipiens) camouflaged on web to look like bird faeces, Borneo.
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    Emanuele Biggi / Bird-dropping spider (Phrynarachne decipiens) camouflaged on web to look like bird faeces, Borneo.
    Suzi Eszterhas / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) female stalking spotted deer. Tadoba Andheri Tiger Reserve, India. Endangered species
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    Suzi Eszterhas / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) female stalking spotted deer. Tadoba Andheri Tiger Reserve, India. Endangered species
    Tony Wu / Japanese angelshark (Squatina japonica) engaged in ambush predation, leaping out of the sand to catch a small silver-stripe round herring (Spratelloides gracilis). The shark's extended jaws are clearl...
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    Tony Wu / Japanese angelshark (Squatina japonica) engaged in ambush predation, leaping out of the sand to catch a small silver-stripe round herring (Spratelloides gracilis). The shark's extended jaws are clearl...
    Tim Laman / Flying dragon lizard (Draco sp) camouflaged against moss on tree trunk in the rainforest, Gunung Palung National Park, Borneo, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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    Tim Laman / Flying dragon lizard (Draco sp) camouflaged against moss on tree trunk in the rainforest, Gunung Palung National Park, Borneo, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
    Roger Powell / Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) nest with perfectly camouflaged chicks. Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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    Roger Powell / Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) nest with perfectly camouflaged chicks. Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
    Anup Shah / African lion {Panthera leo} camouflaged in long grass, Masai Mara GR, Kenya
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    Anup Shah / African lion {Panthera leo} camouflaged in long grass, Masai Mara GR, Kenya
    Diane McAllister / African lion (Panthera leo) pausing to look towards photographer before heading out to hunt, Tanzania, Africa.
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    Diane McAllister / African lion (Panthera leo) pausing to look towards photographer before heading out to hunt, Tanzania, Africa.
    Mark Hamblin / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in white winter coat camouflaged in snow, Scotland, UK. Commended in the Asferico Competition 2016.
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    Mark Hamblin / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in white winter coat camouflaged in snow, Scotland, UK. Commended in the Asferico Competition 2016.
    Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) with partial winter coat, Scotland, UK, April
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    Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) with partial winter coat, Scotland, UK, April
    Eric Dragesco / Wild female Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) jumping, camouflaged on rocky mountainside, at an altitude of 2500m, Altai mountains, Mongolia. July
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    Eric Dragesco / Wild female Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) jumping, camouflaged on rocky mountainside, at an altitude of 2500m, Altai mountains, Mongolia. July
    Valeriy Maleev / Snow leopard (Uncia uncia) walking, Altai Mountains, Mongolia. March.
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    Valeriy Maleev / Snow leopard (Uncia uncia) walking, Altai Mountains, Mongolia. March.
    George Sanker / Young Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) perfectly camouflaged against rocky mountain side. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, June.
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    George Sanker / Young Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) perfectly camouflaged against rocky mountain side. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, June.
    Donald M. Jones / Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) lamb among dandelions, western Canada
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    Donald M. Jones / Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) lamb among dandelions, western Canada
    Philippe Clement / Springbok calf lying hidden by bush {Antidorcas marsupialis} Kalahari Gemsbok South Africa
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    Philippe Clement / Springbok calf lying hidden by bush {Antidorcas marsupialis} Kalahari Gemsbok South Africa
    Hougaard Malan / Portrait of young springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis). Etosha National Park, Namibia, March. Non-ex.
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    Hougaard Malan / Portrait of young springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis). Etosha National Park, Namibia, March. Non-ex.
    Roland Seitre / Brown-throated Three-toed Sloths (Bradypus variegatus) hanging from a tree trunk, demonstrating bark-mimicking colouration. Captive. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica.
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    Roland Seitre / Brown-throated Three-toed Sloths (Bradypus variegatus) hanging from a tree trunk, demonstrating bark-mimicking colouration. Captive. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica.
    Ingo Arndt / Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) hanging in tree, Amazon, Peru
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    Ingo Arndt / Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) hanging in tree, Amazon, Peru
    Dave Watts / Yellow-footed rock wallaby {Petrogale xanthopus} South Australia
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    Dave Watts / Yellow-footed rock wallaby {Petrogale xanthopus} South Australia
    Jiri Lochman / Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus subsp. celeris) - Gowan Range, Queensland, Australia. May
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    Jiri Lochman / Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus subsp. celeris) - Gowan Range, Queensland, Australia. May
    Thomas Marent / Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) camouflaged in tree, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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    Thomas Marent / Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) camouflaged in tree, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil
    Wim van den Heever / Great potoo (Nyctibius grandis) perched, Pantanal Brazil.
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    Wim van den Heever / Great potoo (Nyctibius grandis) perched, Pantanal Brazil.
    David Kjaer / Bittern in reed bed {Botaurus stellaris} Essex, UK
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    David Kjaer / Bittern in reed bed {Botaurus stellaris} Essex, UK
    Loic Poidevin / Bittern (Botaurus stellaris ) Breton Marsh, West France, December.
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    Loic Poidevin / Bittern (Botaurus stellaris ) Breton Marsh, West France, December.
    Markus Varesvuo / Egyptian nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius) resting on sand, Morocco, March.
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    Markus Varesvuo / Egyptian nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius) resting on sand, Morocco, March.
    Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Egyptian nightjar {Caprimulgus aegyptius} Muscat, Oman
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    Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Egyptian nightjar {Caprimulgus aegyptius} Muscat, Oman
    Brent Stephenson / 'Sinbad' the male Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand, January. Critically endangered.
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    Brent Stephenson / 'Sinbad' the male Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand, January. Critically endangered.
    Stephen Belcher / Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus), Codfish Island, New Zealand
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    Stephen Belcher / Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus), Codfish Island, New Zealand
    Markus Varesvuo / Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) chick camouflaged in ground nest, Norway June
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    Markus Varesvuo / Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) chick camouflaged in ground nest, Norway June
    Markus Varesvuo / Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) chick in grass. Norway. June
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    Markus Varesvuo / Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) chick in grass. Norway. June
    Michel Poinsignon / Eagle owl (Bubo bubo) adult perched on branch close to cliff, Luxembourg, February
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    Michel Poinsignon / Eagle owl (Bubo bubo) adult perched on branch close to cliff, Luxembourg, February
    Peter Cairns / naturepl.com / Eagle owl (Bubo bubo) portrait, Scotland, UK, captive
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    Peter Cairns / naturepl.com / Eagle owl (Bubo bubo) portrait, Scotland, UK, captive
    SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) male standing amongst snow covered rocks, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, February.
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    SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) male standing amongst snow covered rocks, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, February.
    Franco Banfi / Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) moulting feathers, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Arctic Ocean
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    Franco Banfi / Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) moulting feathers, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Arctic Ocean
    Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Mossy leaf tailed gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) camouflaged on tree trunk, Andasibe- Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.
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    Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Mossy leaf tailed gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) camouflaged on tree trunk, Andasibe- Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.
    Nick Garbutt / Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) active at night. Ranomafana NP, south east Madagascar.
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    Nick Garbutt / Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) active at night. Ranomafana NP, south east Madagascar.
    Nick Garbutt / Two female Leaf nosed twig snakes {Langaha madagascariensis} Mantadia NP, East Madagascar
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    Nick Garbutt / Two female Leaf nosed twig snakes {Langaha madagascariensis} Mantadia NP, East Madagascar
    Michael D. Kern / Madagascar Leaf nosed snake {Langaha nasuta madagascariensis} Madagascar
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    Michael D. Kern / Madagascar Leaf nosed snake {Langaha nasuta madagascariensis} Madagascar
    PREMAPHOTOS / Flap necked chameleon {Chamaeleo dilepis} camouflaged on branch, South Africa
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    PREMAPHOTOS / Flap necked chameleon {Chamaeleo dilepis} camouflaged on branch, South Africa
    Jen Guyton / Flap-necked chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) foraging for prey in bush. Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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    Jen Guyton / Flap-necked chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) foraging for prey in bush. Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
    Chris Mattison / Mossy frog (Theloderma corticale) captive from Vietnam
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    Chris Mattison / Mossy frog (Theloderma corticale) captive from Vietnam
    Michael Durham / Moss Frog (Theloderma corticale), native to northern Vietnam
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    Michael Durham / Moss Frog (Theloderma corticale), native to northern Vietnam
    Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanes giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) camouflaged like a stone, Hino River, Tottori, Japan, August.
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    Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanes giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) camouflaged like a stone, Hino River, Tottori, Japan, August.
    Edwin Giesbers / Madagascar ground boa (Acrantophis madagascariensis) Berenty Reserve, Madagascar
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    Edwin Giesbers / Madagascar ground boa (Acrantophis madagascariensis) Berenty Reserve, Madagascar
    Nick Garbutt / Malagasy tree boa {Acrantophis madagascariensis} Ankarana Reserve, North Madagascar
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    Nick Garbutt / Malagasy tree boa {Acrantophis madagascariensis} Ankarana Reserve, North Madagascar
    Tui De Roy / Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking on coastal volcanic rocks, matching the rock colours. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June.
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    Tui De Roy / Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking on coastal volcanic rocks, matching the rock colours. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June.
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