(Source:3Ahttps://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=spotted+cheetahs+camouflage&bpcl=37189454
&biw=1350&bih=602&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab
=wi&ei=XGOXUPCVB4LtrQe30oD4Bw ; Nov. 5, 2012
3B:https://www.google.co.in/search?q=spotted+Leopard+camouflage&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&
tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=xmeXUNSaE9GGrAfSnICwAw&sqi=2&ved=0CB0QsAQ&biw=1350&bih
=602 ; Nov. 2012)
Cheetah (plate 2B) with their spotted coat helps them to camouflage. They have golden fur with small black spots, which helps to blend inside the grassland. Because of the spotted coat it does not create sharp contrast against the landscape. Thus, the grassy wilderness (plate 3B) land helps them to hide. So that they can sneak up on prey without being noticed and hide well from predators.Naturally it can easily blend inside the tall grasses. Since it can run at the speed of 110-120 km/h it does not need to hide while chasing the prey.However while they are watching their prey, they hide in the long grass. The spotted fur is perfect camouflage so that they can attack almost undetected.
Read more: (Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheetah ; Nov. 5, 2012
Insects
Anything we can do, but the Mother Nature would always prove smarter and more effective. Termite study has revealed such unique phenomenon that we are aspiring to mimic. The cooling mechanism of termite-mound is extremely effective that the wide range of outdoor temperature is self-regulatedinside within the range of one degree day-night.
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Plate 4A Harare |
4B The Passage of airflow inside the Termite-mounds |
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