Animals protect themselves.
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A boy learns that some animals protect themselves by running very fast, others by their coloration, and still others by their structure. Some animals, such as the skunk, have quite unique and effective defense mechanisms. Shows many of the more common animals, and observes the way they are adapted for protection.
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, Presents the principal means by which animals protect themselves--escape, body covering, camouflage, and fighting. Examples of animals included to illustrate each type of defense: escape--rabbit, squirrel, and birds; body covering--turtle and porcupine; camouflage--rabbit, caterpillar, and walking stick; and fighting--cat, mountain sheep, hornet, and bear. Other animals included are the skunk, killdeer, gopher, snail, and kangaroo., Introduces Billy, his father and their dog who take a walk through the woods and discover how animals use speed, coloration and structure to protect themselves.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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- Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62) — title, year, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
- Wikipedia — List of Coronet Films — title, year, creator, length, color, credits
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