Introduction THE ART OF DECEPTION 4 Chapter 1 COAT OF MANY CORPSES 6 Chapter 2 COPYCAT 10 Chapter 3 BABY SINGS THE BLUES 14 Chapter 4 YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT 18 Chapter 5 STRAW MAN 22 Chapter 6 DEAD RINGER 26 Chapter 7 SHELL GAME 30 Chapter 8 CLOAKING DEVICE 34 Chapter 9 WEB OF DECEIT 38 Afterword HOW DO THEY DO IT 41 MEET THE SCIENTISTS 43 SOURCE NOTES 44 GLOSSARY 44 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 45 MORE TO EXPLORE 46 INDEX 48
Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Imagine you’re a spy carrying secret Imagine you’re a spy carrying secret Imagine you’re a spy carrying secret documents You’re aboard a train traveling deep into foreign documents You’re aboard a train traveling deep into foreign documents You’re aboard a train traveling deep into foreign documents You’re aboard a train traveling deep into foreign documents You’re aboard a train traveling deep into foreign territory Enemy agents will be waiting at the station And territory Enemy agents will be waiting at the station And territory Enemy agents will be waiting at the station And they’ll be looking for you they’ll be looking for you they’ll be looking for you You adjust your wig and slip on a pair of glasses As the train You adjust your wig and slip on a pair of glasses As the train You adjust your wig and slip on a pair of glasses As the train You adjust your wig and slip on a pair of glasses As the train pulls into the station you wrap a thick scarf around your neck and pulls into the station you wrap a thick scarf around your neck and pulls into the station you wrap a thick scarf around your neck and pulls into the station you wrap a thick scarf around your neck and pulls into the station you wrap a thick scarf around your neck and chin The enemy agents are there as expected They’re glancing chin The enemy agents are there as expected They’re glancing chin The enemy agents are there as expected They’re glancing chin The enemy agents are there as expected They’re glancing back and forth between the disembarking passengers and a photo back and forth between the disembarking passengers and a photo back and forth between the disembarking passengers and a photo back and forth between the disembarking passengers and a photo they’re clutching A photo of you A tough-looking agent stares right at you Then his eyes slide A tough-looking agent stares right at you Then his eyes slide A tough-looking agent stares right at you Then his eyes slide past to the face of the person behind you You walk on smiling past to the face of the person behind you You walk on smiling secretly to yourself Your disguise worked In books and movies spies often conceal their identity with In books and movies spies often conceal their identity with clever costumes masks and makeup But the most amazing masters of disguise are in nature not novels
Take camouflage That’s the ability to hide by blending in with one’s surroundings Many animals are so well camouflaged that they are all but impossible to see in their natural habitat And then there’s mimicry where an animal is disguised as something else a rock a thorn a nasty stinging insect and gains protection or some sort of advantage as a result The masters of disguise you’ll meet in this book however take the art of deception to new heights They have built on the basics of camouflage and mimicry with sounds scents movements and a host of special skills These talented tricksters are able to dupe hoodwink and bamboozle other animals in absolutely amazing ways Can you find the owl in this picture The colors and patterns in this owl’s feathers make them a near-perfect match to tree bark The patterns also break up the outlines of the bird which makes spotting it harder still 5
