Think about the animals in Activity D on page 26. Do these animalsuse color for camouflage or as a warning? Explain. Most large predators, likelions, are not brightly colored. Why do you think this is true? What are someways people use color as camouflage or as a sign of danger?

- The animals like false leaf katydid and cryptic frogs use color for camouflage. Their color closely resembles their surroundings. make them easier to hide and less dangerous. But the poison dart frog is different, it uses color as a sign of danger. Because its skin has poison, it can kill predators with a single drop of its poison. it uses color to warn predators to stay away.

- Wild cats have color patterns that work. Anything that makes them look different, more conspicuous, easier for their prey to see - or easier for a predator to see if they're babies or if there are humans around - usually gets them killed or caught. a lion that, instead of being the golden color of the grass, had big white fur. Suddenly, she doesn't blend into the grass very well. As a baby, her brothers and sisters can probably hide from predators or prey - but she's got great big bright "come eat me" signs all over her. the color patterns serve as camouflage that enhances survival

- People use color to dye clothes. It has been colored in green and brown colors so it blends in with the environment. They use colors as a sign of danger too. Eg: they often use red color to warn something dangerous. Red traffic light means stop