Australia's Camouflaged Creatures

A Most species use camouflage to some extent. if they are convincing, they survive to pass their genes on to future generations. After generation of natural selection, animals can develop astonishingly complex camouflage techniques, manipulating shape, colour and movement. ‘The principle of camouflage is to make it economically unviable for a predator to pursue a particular species of prey.’ explains Professor Mark Elgar, of the University of Melbourne. ‘Camouflage increases the search time...