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nlike people, most young reptilesare born without parents to lookafter them. Luckily, mother nature is ontheir side. Young reptiles are camouflagedto help them have a better chanceof surviving their youth. Unlike the dull,drab colors of camoflauge, some reptilesuse bright colors and patterns when theyare young to help them survive to adulthood.BRIGHTER IS BETTERThe common five-lined skink lives underthe bark of rotting logs, rock piles orin decaying leaf piles. It has five creamcoloredstripes that run from the tipof its nose to the tip of its tail. The tailof the five-lined skink starts bright bluewhen it is young and becomes grayas it gets older. This bright bluecolor attracts predators tothe tail, which detacheswhen pulled, allowingthe skink toget away with all of its important bodyparts. Their tail can grow back later.Eastern box turtles can be found inwoodlands throughout Ohio. They havea high-domed shell that is dark brown orblack with yellow blotches and streaks.The bright pattern helps them blend inwith leaves on the ground, especially withthe yellow leaves of the tulip poplar tree.Young Eastern box turtles have brighteryellow markings to help them blend better,keeping them safer from predators.The Lake Erie watersnake lives near therocky shoreline of Lake Erie on groundthat is covered with leaves, rotting wood,and soil. Their back is gray with darkcrossbands and their belly is a pale whiteor cream color. When the watersnakesare young, the markings on their backare much brighter, helping them blendinto the rocky shoreline. Their pale bellyhelps them blend into the sun when apredator is looking up at them as theyfloat in the water. As Lake Erie watersnakesget older, the crossbands on theirback fade and they become a solid gray.
COLOR SCHEME: SPLIT ANALOGOUSSimilar to analogous relationships, split analogous features a main hue and two other hues oneach side, but at one space away on the color wheel.ACTIVITY: WILDLIFE WORD SEARCHUse the key to the right to find all 26 words. See answers on back coverA C O L O R R O C K S S Z A M D D J J BM Y K D I N V M P C E C S K N T S P J ZP X P Y B N H Q V A R T A R Q Z U Y X EH C X E N L P I V O W S C L N Y E A E GI D W Y M S M S T F D F B S E Z P Z R AB N E E A I N A M E L A R C I S I P P LI E Y N M N D X G W S E R C A R G J I FA U S I E E T T E N H A R J O S K J X UN V C S R T C R M T X K Y L N Y C E M OS R Z P I N A W A P P Y M O N O X A T MY U N O I T C E T O R P I R U B M S C AZ H Z T Y T F R R E L T M Q J M S T R CS D X J N A E S T H A E V S A W S A E DI E V S R P D L T T T L C L D C O T T VX H W S T M E O P C X S S P W X O I A PB B A I K H N A O X E E D W M T N B W PQ P L K S I D A I P H S C R W J Z A U ML E E N D A N G E R E D N A I G F H W AS D O O F Y E R P F I S H I P B U Y S UR A O G J T B W N T Z P C W H S R W Z HWORD KEYAdaptationsAmphibiansBirdsCamouflageColorEndangeredExtinctFeathersFishFoodFurHabitatInsectsMammalsMimicryPredatorPreyProtectionReptilesScalesShelterSkinSpaceTaxonomyThreatenedWaterACTIVITY: WILDLIFE WORLD SEARCHYou’ve found the words on paper, now find them in the real world! See if you canlocate and record, sketch, or photograph each of the taxonomy groups listed below.FIND 6 BIRDSFIND 5 insectsFIND 3 mammalsFIND 3 amphibiansLAKE ERIE WATERSNAKEphoto by BENNEY MAZURFIND 3 reptilesFIND 2 Fishbonus: FIND 2 spiders2011 - 2012 WILD OHIO MAGAZINE23
Page 4 and 5: PRIMARYSurviving in a Wild WorldW I
Page 6 and 7: Color for ProtectionW I L D L I F E
Page 8 and 9: Hey Good Lookin’W I L D L I F E I
Page 10 and 11: People, Wildlife, and ColorW I L D
Page 12 and 13: hio’s mammals come in all kindsof
Page 14 and 15: COLOR in Fishh e n y o ut h i n k o
Page 16 and 17: hio’s insects are found in a rain
Page 18 and 19: COLOR in Birdsirror, mirror on the
Page 20 and 21: COLOR in Amphibianshen we think abo

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