Animal Camouflage

2018-09-12 11:33:20夏天供稿翻譯遠航

瘋狂英語·初中天地 2018年7期

夏天供稿翻譯：遠航

1)Camouflageis when animalsblend inwith their surroundings so they are not seen by other living things. There are many different ways an animal can camou fl age itself.

◆ Concealing Coloration

Imagine that you are walking through a snowy field.All of sudden, out of the corner of your eye, you see a white2)blurrun past you. It is a snow shoe hare, and you didn’t see it until it started moving. The snow shoe hare is one of many animals that use a form of camouflage calledconcealing coloration. Concealing coloration happens when an animal is colored so that it blends in with its background. In this case, the snow shoe hare is white to blend in with the snow on the ground.

By disappearing into their surroundings, animals are able to avoid attacks by3)predatorsif they remain still or move slowly. Owls are often colored like the bark of trees in their environment. In the ocean, seahorses often have the same coloring as the4)coralin which they make their homes. And in the5)rainforest, tree frogs are a brilliant green to match the leaves around them.

◆ Disruptive Coloration

Did you know that zebras can outsmart lions? When a herd of zebras realizes that a lion is about to attack,they all run together. To the lion, the zebra herd appears as one big black and white massdue totheir6)stripes.The lion just sees the black and white movement and can have a dif ficult time7)determiningwhere one zebra ends and another begins in order to8)pounce.

◆ 9)Disguise

Disguise is when animals blend in with their surroundings by looking like another object. An insect that looks like a branch or leaf is using a costume to hide from predators. Some10)katydidsand leaf insects use this type of camou fl age.

◆ 11)Mimicry

Mimicry is when animal or insects look like other dangerous or12)poisonousanimals or insects. They pretend to be what they are not. Some snakes and butter fl ies use this type of camou fl age.

參考譯文

偽裝是指動物將自身融入周圍的環境避免被其他生物發現。動物們有很多偽裝自己的方式。