How Nature Protects Animals

Duration: 11

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1959

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educ Corp

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: A study of the defensive adaptations which make it possible for animal species to survive the many natural hazards that they encounter--fire, flood, heat, cold, disease, and attack by natural enemies. Includes examples of such defensive adaptations as protective escape enemies, and devices for discouraging attack, such as the porcupine's quills and the bee's stinger. Collaborator, James A. Oliver., if 50's, renewed. Examines the phenomena of protective adaptation of various animals to different environments. Portrays representative types in their natural habitats and illustrates different kinds of protection, including speed, mimicry, coloration, armor and secluded homes.

Complete Record: A study of the defensive adaptations which make it possible for animal species to survive the many natural hazards that they encounter--fire, flood, heat, cold, disease, and attack by natural enemies. Includes examples of such defensive adaptations as protective escape enemies, and devices for discouraging attack, such as the porcupine's quills and the bee's stinger. Collaborator, James A. Oliver.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.