Camouflage in Nature Through Form and Color Matching

Duration: 11

Year Published: 1964

Creator: Coronet Films

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Points out that camouflage protects animals from their natural enemies. Shows many species of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and insects in their natural environments, pointing out their unique variations of camouflage through color and form, including protective resemblance, mimicry, counter-shading, and color matching. Collaborator, J. Myron Atkin., Shows how insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals make use of bodily shape and color to match their most typical backgrounds. Shows that coloration, resemblance, and mimicry protect living things. Adaptation to environment is shown by comparison of animals of the same species in varying habitats.

Complete Record: Points out that camouflage protects animals from their natural enemies. Shows many species of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and insects in their natural environments, pointing out their unique variations of camouflage through color and form, including protective resemblance, mimicry, counter-shading, and color matching. Collaborator, J. Myron Atkin., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.