{"id":32666,"date":"2014-11-29T10:41:11","date_gmt":"2014-11-29T15:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/wildwire\/?p=32666"},"modified":"2016-11-03T10:24:21","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T14:24:21","slug":"top-ten-worst-animal-hiding-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/top-10\/top-ten-worst-animal-hiding-spots\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Worst Animal Hiding Spots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many species use camouflage to help them survive, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/wildwire\/top-10\/animals-blending-into-their-environment\/\">here<\/a> to see some animals that are incredibly good at blending into their environment. But not all animals can be the best at hiding, sometimes they don&#8217;t get it quite right. Check out this countdown of animals with the worst hiding spots.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">1) &#8220;No one can see me right?&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32670\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32670\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32670 \" alt=\"bush dog (Speothos venaticus) \" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/bush-dog-Speothos-venaticus-photo-credit-Steve-Wilson.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/bush-dog-Speothos-venaticus-photo-credit-Steve-Wilson.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/bush-dog-Speothos-venaticus-photo-credit-Steve-Wilson-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/bush-dog-Speothos-venaticus-photo-credit-Steve-Wilson-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/bush-dog-Speothos-venaticus-photo-credit-Steve-Wilson-593x420.jpg 593w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bush dog (Speothos venaticus) Photo credit Steve Wilson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">2) &#8220;I think I need a bigger tree&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32676\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32676 \" alt=\"Lynx cub\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/lynx_cub_flickr-credit-cloudtail.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/lynx_cub_flickr-credit-cloudtail.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/lynx_cub_flickr-credit-cloudtail-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lynx cub. Photo Credit: Cloudtail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">3) &#8220;Total stealth mode&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32674\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32674 \" alt=\"gorilla hiding \" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/gorilla-hiding-mark-dumont.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/gorilla-hiding-mark-dumont.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/gorilla-hiding-mark-dumont-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/gorilla-hiding-mark-dumont-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gorilla hiding. Photo credit Mark Dumont<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">4) &#8220;Am I lined up right?&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32671\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32671\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32671 \" alt=\"caterpillar on road\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/caterpillar-on-road-hobvias-sudoneighm.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/caterpillar-on-road-hobvias-sudoneighm.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/caterpillar-on-road-hobvias-sudoneighm-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/caterpillar-on-road-hobvias-sudoneighm-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit hobvias sudoneighm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">5) &#8220;Best hiding spot ever&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32675\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32675 \" alt=\"Lizard hiding\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/lizard-hiding-mark-peiser.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/lizard-hiding-mark-peiser.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/lizard-hiding-mark-peiser-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lizard hiding. Photo credit Mark Peiser<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">6) &#8220;Is this feathery hat too much?&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32672\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32672 \" alt=\"crowned pigeon\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/crowned-pigeon-Jeff-Krause.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/crowned-pigeon-Jeff-Krause.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/crowned-pigeon-Jeff-Krause-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crowned pigeon. Photo credit Jeff Krause<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">7) &#8220;My secret fortress&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32668 aligncenter\" alt=\"african_pygmy hedgehog adam foster\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/african_pygmy-hedgehog-adam-foster.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/african_pygmy-hedgehog-adam-foster.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/african_pygmy-hedgehog-adam-foster-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/african_pygmy-hedgehog-adam-foster-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/african_pygmy-hedgehog-adam-foster-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/african_pygmy-hedgehog-adam-foster-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">8) &#8220;I totally blend in with the local traffic&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32673\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32673 \" alt=\"Elephant on the road\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/elephant-on-road-craig-sefton.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/elephant-on-road-craig-sefton.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/elephant-on-road-craig-sefton-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/elephant-on-road-craig-sefton-356x220.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elephant on the road. Photo credit Craig Sefton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">9) &#8220;Be the stump become the stump&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32669\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32669 \" alt=\"Bear hiding behind tree stump\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/bear-hiding-tree-stump-stefan-david.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/bear-hiding-tree-stump-stefan-david.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/bear-hiding-tree-stump-stefan-david-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/bear-hiding-tree-stump-stefan-david-263x420.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit stefan david<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">10) &#8220;Nothing to see here, just a field of yellow flowers&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32667 aligncenter\" alt=\"Owl hiding in a field\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/owl_field_flowers.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/owl_field_flowers.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/owl_field_flowers-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/owl_field_flowers-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/owl_field_flowers-218x150.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many species use camouflage to help them survive, but not all animals are the best at hiding, sometimes they don&#8217;t get it quite right<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411,931],"tags":[343,642],"class_list":{"0":"post-32666","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-10","8":"category-all","9":"tag-camouflage","10":"tag-hiding"},"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\/32666","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=32666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32666\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}