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avoid predators
Meaning: To stay safe by keeping away from animals that might attack or eat you.
Example: Animals use camouflage to avoid predators.
hang from trees
Meaning: To hold onto a tree and stay suspended from it.
Example: Sloths hang from trees in Central and South America.
grow on
Meaning: When plants or other organisms develop on a surface.
Example: Algae grow on the sloth because it moves so slowly.
flashes of color
Meaning: Quick, bright appearances of color that appear and disappear rapidly.
Example: Birds see flashes of blue and brown when the butterfly flies.
basically invisible
Meaning: Almost impossible to see.
Example: Blue morphos are basically invisible to predators.
camouflage
IPA (UK): /ˈkæm.ə.flɑːʒ/
IPA (US): /ˈkæm.ə.flɑːʒ/
Meaning: A way animals blend into their surroundings to avoid predators.
Meaning: A way animals blend into their surroundings to avoid predators.
Example: Camouflage makes animals hard to see.
sloth
IPA (UK): /sləʊθ/
IPA (US): /sloʊθ/
Meaning: A slow-moving mammal that lives in trees.
Meaning: A slow-moving mammal that lives in trees.
Example: The sloth’s dull colors help it hide in trees.
algae
IPA (UK): /ˈæl.dʒiː/
IPA (US): /ˈæl.dʒiː/
Meaning: Simple plants that grow in wet places.
Meaning: Simple plants that grow in wet places.
Example: Green algae grow on the sloth’s fur.
blue morpho
IPA (UK): /bluː ˈmɔː.fəʊ/
IPA (US): /bluː ˈmɔːr.foʊ/
Meaning: A butterfly with bright blue wings found in Central and South America.
Meaning: A butterfly with bright blue wings found in Central and South America.
Example: The blue morpho looks bright blue from above but brown from below.
predator
IPA (UK): /ˈpred.ə.tər/
IPA (US): /ˈpred.ə.t̬ɚ/
Meaning: An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
Meaning: An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
Example: Camouflage helps animals hide from predators.
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