Staying Alive

Staying alive can be a big challenge for some animals, especially when other animals want to eat them. Read on to discover the self-defense tricks that animals use to stay alive.

Master of Disguise

Over time, animals have developed many ways to stay away from predators. A predator is an animal that hunts and eats other animals. Hiding is one of the best ways to stay alive.

Some animals hide by looking like the places where they live. To see how this works, let’s look at the leafy sea dragon. You may never have heard of this sea creature, but it is a master of disguise.

The sea dragon is covered with skin that looks like leaves, which helps the dragon look like a piece of seaweed. A hungry meat-eater would stay away from anything that looks like seaweed.

Leaf-like skin is just one part of the sea dragon’s disguise. Its fins make another part. They are small. They slowly push the dragon

Sea Dragon

leaf-like skin

mouth

The fins of sea dragons are so clear you can almost see through them.

fin