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Animal Adaptions in Rainforests, Many animals have developed more muscle…
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Many animals have developed more muscle to allow them to run faster or swing from branches. Examples of these are jaguar's and monkeys.
Several rainforest's animals have adapted to change their skin colors as a defense mechanism against predators.
Many reptiles like frogs and lizards are capable of changing their skin colors to be vibrant in order to scare off predators These bright colors allow for the illusion that they are poisonous.
Reptiles in the rainforests have adapted vibrant patterns such as stripes or specs to scare their predators from eating them.
Although the rainforest is abundant in vegetation, many animals have adapted to eat foods that other animals cannot access, to limit competition for food.
Spider Monkeys have adapted to survive in the upper canopies of the rainforest. No other animals are capable of getting that high other than birds. This adaption gives them access to shelter and an abundance of fruit.
These birds eat fruits that are high up in tress that other animals or birds cannot reach, to decrease competition.
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Some animals in the rainforest can change their skin to blend in with their environment to hide from predators.
Bearded pigs have adapted to be nocturnal, in which they are awake throughout the night. This enables them to have access to resources with less competition through-out the day.
Snakes for example can increase their size to scare of predators as well as swallow their predators whole. This adaption has allowed them to feed on animals rather than just insects.
Because bearded pigs have adapted to be awake and active in the night, they have increases hearing and smell, to make up for their loss of sight.
Spider Monkeys have adapted to eat fruits that are high up in the canopies. This decreases competition for food and increases their ability to survive.
Some insects, like katydids (a type of grasshopper) will mimic another animal/ insect to be scare off predators rather than hide. These grasshoppers will mimic wasps although they are actually incapable of stinging.
Many animals have adapted to be able to hide/or are better fit to attach predators to increase their likelihood of survival.
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Many centipedes, spiders, snakes, and frogs have adapted to have posionous venom that can be utilized to kill off predators.
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The barn owl has adapted to be able to turn its head all the easily around to easily spot other prey to eat.