Lessons in Camouflage
February 8th 2011 21:00
Now that I’m getting close to hitting forty, my eye sight is deteriorating. Ditto Brett, who has always had 20/20 vision. It’s funny seeing both of us wearing glasses – me for my myopia while Brett wears them because he is long-sighted.
So it was no surprise when I had problems spotting many of the animals on a recent visit to Taronga Zoo. If it wasn’t for the fact I was surrounded by animal spotters who were only too eager to tell their children where the leopard/bird/fox was, I would not have seen much at all.
I was also amazed at how well camouflage works in nature. I would never have thought the amber coloured coat of a lion would have done much as far as camouflage was concerned but just check this out:
Can you spot the lioness?
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