{"id":21899,"date":"2013-07-10T10:09:36","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T14:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/wildwire\/?p=21899"},"modified":"2022-02-15T09:39:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T14:39:34","slug":"animals-blending-into-their-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/top-10\/animals-blending-into-their-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Animals Blending into their Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Think you are good at hide and seek? You\u2019ve got nothing on these animals! These creatures are masters of disguise. Their camouflaging abilities not only make them difficult for YOU to see, but keeps them hidden from their predators.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>See if you can spot who&#8217;s hiding in the pictures below.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Think you know the answer? Click on the pictures to see if you\u2019ve gotten it right.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21907\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21907\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/answer-Hip-pocket_Frog-LiquidGhoul.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21907   \" title=\"Animal Camouflage\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hip-pocket_Frog-LiquidGhoul.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hip-pocket_Frog-LiquidGhoul.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hip-pocket_Frog-LiquidGhoul-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CLICK for answer!\u00a0Photo Credit: LiquidGhoul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21906\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/answer-Common_Sandpiper_-M-J-Richardson.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21906  \" title=\"Animal Camouflage 2\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Common_Sandpiper_-M-J-Richardson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Common_Sandpiper_-M-J-Richardson.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Common_Sandpiper_-M-J-Richardson-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Common_Sandpiper_-M-J-Richardson-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Common_Sandpiper_-M-J-Richardson-571x420.jpg 571w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CLICK for answer!\u00a0Photo Credit: M J Richardson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21902\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/answer-Tetragnatha_obtusa-Rainer-Altenkamp.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21902   \" title=\"Animal Camouflage 3\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tetragnatha_obtusa-Rainer-Altenkamp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tetragnatha_obtusa-Rainer-Altenkamp.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tetragnatha_obtusa-Rainer-Altenkamp-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CLICK for answer!\u00a0Photo Credit: Rainer Altenkamp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21900\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21900\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/answer-Ptarmigan_and_five_chicks-Paxson-Woelber.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21900  \" title=\"Animal Camouflage 4\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ptarmigan_and_five_chicks-Paxson-Woelber.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ptarmigan_and_five_chicks-Paxson-Woelber.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ptarmigan_and_five_chicks-Paxson-Woelber-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ptarmigan_and_five_chicks-Paxson-Woelber-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ptarmigan_and_five_chicks-Paxson-Woelber-593x420.jpg 593w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CLICK for answer!\u00a0Photo Credit: Paxson Woelber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21903\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/answer-Uroplatus_Sikorae_Analamazaotra-JialiangGao.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21903  \" title=\"Animal Camouflage 5\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uroplatus_Sikorae_Analamazaotra-JialiangGao.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uroplatus_Sikorae_Analamazaotra-JialiangGao.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uroplatus_Sikorae_Analamazaotra-JialiangGao-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CLICK for answer!\u00a0Photo Credit: JialiangGao<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21909\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/answer-Nocturnal_Lepidoptera-Mario-modesto.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21909  \" title=\"Animal Camouflage 6\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nocturnal_Lepidoptera-Mario-modesto.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nocturnal_Lepidoptera-Mario-modesto.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nocturnal_Lepidoptera-Mario-modesto-521x420.jpg 521w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nocturnal_Lepidoptera-Mario-modesto-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CLICK for answer!\u00a0Photo Credit: Mario Modesto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21901\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/answer-Tanzania_0615_Nevit-Nevit-Dilmen.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21901  \" title=\"Animal Camouflage 7\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tanzania_0615_Nevit-Nevit-Dilmen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tanzania_0615_Nevit-Nevit-Dilmen.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tanzania_0615_Nevit-Nevit-Dilmen-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tanzania_0615_Nevit-Nevit-Dilmen-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tanzania_0615_Nevit-Nevit-Dilmen-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tanzania_0615_Nevit-Nevit-Dilmen-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tanzania_0615_Nevit-Nevit-Dilmen-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CLICK for answer!\u00a0Photo Credit: Nevit Dilmen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21908\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21908\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/answer-Hoplophrys_oatesi-Nhobgood.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21908 \" title=\"Animal Camouflage 8\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hoplophrys_oatesi-Nhobgood.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hoplophrys_oatesi-Nhobgood.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hoplophrys_oatesi-Nhobgood-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hoplophrys_oatesi-Nhobgood-330x420.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hoplophrys_oatesi-Nhobgood-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CLICK for answer!\u00a0Photo Credit: Nhobgood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21905\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/answer-Draco-indochinensis-Yathin-S-Krishnappa.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21905  \" title=\"Animal Camouflage 9\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005-Draco-indochinensis-Yathin-S-Krishnappa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005-Draco-indochinensis-Yathin-S-Krishnappa.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005-Draco-indochinensis-Yathin-S-Krishnappa-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CLICK for answer!\u00a0Photo Credit: Yathin S Krishnappa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21904\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21904\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/answer-walkingsticks.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21904  \" title=\"Animal Camouflage 10\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Walkingstick_Males-Clinton-Charles-Robertson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Walkingstick_Males-Clinton-Charles-Robertson.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Walkingstick_Males-Clinton-Charles-Robertson-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Walkingstick_Males-Clinton-Charles-Robertson-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Walkingstick_Males-Clinton-Charles-Robertson-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Walkingstick_Males-Clinton-Charles-Robertson-436x300.jpg 436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CLICK for answer!\u00a0Photo Credit: Clinton &amp; Charles Robertson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do you know some other animals that are great at blending into their surroundings? Post your suggestion in the comment section below!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h5><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Earth Rangers<\/a> is a non-profit organization that works to inspire and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/bbtw\/resources.html\">educate<\/a> children about the environment. At EarthRangers.com kids can play <a href=\"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/games\/\">games<\/a>, discover <a href=\"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/wildwire\/category\/omg-facts\/\">amazing facts<\/a>, meet <a href=\"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/animals\/\">animal ambassadors<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bringbackthewild.com\/\">fundraise<\/a> to protect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/bbtw\/about.html\" target=\"_self\">biodiversity<\/a>.<\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bust out your &#8220;Where&#8217;s Waldo&#8221; finding skills and see if you can spot the animals hiding in these pictures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1353,411,931],"tags":[300,343,414,438,35],"class_list":{"0":"post-21899","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-to-edit","8":"category-top-10","9":"category-all","10":"tag-animals-2","11":"tag-camouflage","12":"tag-featured","13":"tag-fun","14":"tag-kids-project"},"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}