Animals Defending Themselves

How do animals protect themselves from predators? How have they adapted to stay safe in their environments? Read this book to find out! Readers will travel around the world to meet camouflaging insects, speedy gazelles, and prickly porcupines. Students will learn about the many ways animals defend themselves, including camouflage, avoidance behavior, physical capabilities, shells, fighting back, group defense, venom, and more. Stunning photography introduces individual animals, and a handy glossary helps to expand readers' vocabulary. For more information on the daily lives of animals, check out other titles in the Animals at Work series!