Animal Colors
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Animals are colorful creatures. Often, an animal’s coloring helps it stay alive. Take a look!
These baby birds have bright red mouths. The flash of color tells the parents, “I am hungry!”
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Look at this lizard’s blue tongue. The color scares other animals away.
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This frog is bright orange. Its color sends a warning to other animals: “Do not eat me! I am poisonous!”
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This yellow spider blends in with a flower. Bees do not see the spider. They land on the flower and the spider eats them.
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