Table of Contents Ready for Anything 4 Elephant’s Trunk 6 Flying Squirrel’s 8 Extra Skin Thorny Devil’s Spines 10 Tarsier’s Eyes 12 Walrus’s Tusks 14 Leafy Sea Dragon’s 16 Camouflage Flatfish’s Shape 18 Pufferfish’s Inflation 20 Scorpion’s Tail 22 Grasshopper’s Legs 24 Frilled Lizard’s Frill 26 Engineered to Survive 28 Glossary 30 To Learn More 31 Index 32
Ready for Anything Animals are engineered by nature to survive in their environments They have special features that have developed over time These are called adaptations DID YOU KNOW The fennec fox is the smallest fox in the world but it has huge ears Its big ears help it lose body heat This keeps the fox cool in the hot desert 4
FAST FACT A fennec fox's fur keeps it warm during cool nights in the desert Some adaptations are shared by many animals Others are more unusual Some animals have unique I body parts These help them do amazing things such as see in the dark Others have features that make them seem to disappear Some animals also have surprising ways to avoid
