Built to Survive Chicks Alligator Hatchlings Caterpillars Zebra Foals Sea Turtle Hatchlings Baby Gibbons Polar Bear Cubs Baby Boars Kangaroo Joeys Tadpoles Sea Horse Fry Engineered to Survive Glossary To Learn More Index 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32 Table of Contents
Animals are engineered by nature to survive in their habitats Special adaptations or features help keep baby animals safe while they grow Some babies are protected inside eggs or their parents bodies Others have physical features that help them hide or escape from danger Some babies parents keep them safe from predators Other newborns survive by instinct Many baby animals live in groups because it is safer Some animals even completely change form as they grow DID YOU KNOW A baby orangutan stays with its mother until it is about eight years old She teaches her baby how to find food and stay safe 4 Built to Survive
FAST FACT Orangutans have one baby at a time That way they can devote a lot of time and attention to it 5
