Animal Adaptations
How Do Animals Survive In The
Wild?
1. Find food to grow
2. Defend against
predators
3. Find mates for
reproduction
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Body parts—structural
adaptation
Behavioral adaptation
Physiological adaptation
Learned behavior
Coloration/Camouflage
Structural Adaptation
Structural Adaptation
A body part that aids in survival
Examples:
 Fins
 Gills
 Teeth
 Streamline body
 No eye lids
How do different feet
types aid in survival?
Structural Adaptation
A body part that aids in survival
Examples:
Heron’s feet are for wading in
mud
Eagle’s feet for grabbing and
holding prey
Duck’s feet are for swimming
Sparrow’s feet are for perching
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Body parts—structural
adaptation
Behavioral adaptation
Physiological adaptation
Learned behavior
Coloration/Camouflage
Behavioral Adaptation
Behavioral Adaptation
An action that aids in survival
Clown fish seek shelter
from predators in sea
anemones. Sea anemones
are poisonous to other
marine creatures.
Behavioral Adaptation
Behavioral Adaptation
An action that aids in survival
Lions stay together in a
pride. As a group they can
help each other hunt, care
for young, and watch for
danger.
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Body parts—structural
adaptation
Behavioral adaptation
Physiological adaptation
Learned behavior
Coloration/Camouflage
Physiological Adaptation
Physiological Adaptation
Jobs of the body parts controlling life
process that aid in survival.
A bear’s body slows down in the
winter. This helps them survive the
long winter temperature and scarce
food during winter months. Many
know this as hibernation. Most bears
do not sleep through the entire winter.
They do get up and change dens, so
this is not true hibernation, but a winter
sleep.
Physiological Adaptation
Physiological Adaptation
Jobs of the body parts controlling
life process that aid in survival.
Dolphins are mammals and need to
breath air. They spend their entire
lives in the water and their body’s
have adapted so that they can hold
their breath for several minutes.
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Body parts—structural
adaptation
Behavioral adaptation
Physiological adaptation
Learned behavior
Coloration/Camouflage
I have learned to
adapt to my new
home.
I have learned to
live in your
backyard.
Learned Behavior
Humans have destroyed many
animal habitats. Many animals
have learned to adapt to their new
surroundings. They have found
shelter, food, and learned how to
stay away from moving vehicles
(well most of the time).
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Body parts—structural
adaptation
Behavioral adaptation
Physiological adaptation
Learned behavior
Coloration/Camouflage
Camouflage Protective
Coloration
Camouflage in which colors
and patterns of organisms
match the surrounds. This
helps animals hide from
predators.
Camouflage
Protective Resemblance
Camouflage
Protective
Resemblance
Camouflage Protective
Resemblance
Camouflage in which shapes and colors
of organisms match other objects in the
surroundings.
The milk snake (top) resembles the
poisonous coral snake(bottom).
The vice roy butterfly (top) resembles
the sour-tasting monarch (bottom).
Protective Coloration
Many animals only line of
defense is their colors. The
warning colors of red, yellow,
orange, and bright blue warn
others that these animals
might be dangerous and
should be avoided! These dart
frogs are poisonous.