The War Cry . -tm WAR €Hf? $&&,. 1913. i Iciw and- Why Animals ate Coloured* Devii-D&ftclttg^^iii^.^floa. SOKE WHY IRIEiESTIM FACTS COMCEIHIHGTSE INHABITANTS OF FIEID AM) FOBEST. KAiifL mmm w .iie& there are nomore Interesting casss Inthe ;ioslcal Depart-ment of the Natural HisMuseum at SouthKensington than thons n-hluh containspecimens or t.:e birds and animalsthat undflrso a seasonal adjustment ofcoouriiig, ? flier? it wil lis .se»ri Oia!, to ui Arutli; winter, foxes,stoata. hares, and ptarmigan turnwliftf. But when the nnowa (IlEappear, andthe li
The War Cry . -tm WAR €Hf? $&&,. 1913. i Iciw and- Why Animals ate Coloured* Devii-D&ftclttg^^iii^.^floa. SOKE WHY IRIEiESTIM FACTS COMCEIHIHGTSE INHABITANTS OF FIEID AM) FOBEST. KAiifL mmm w .iie& there are nomore Interesting casss Inthe ;ioslcal Depart-ment of the Natural HisMuseum at SouthKensington than thons n-hluh containspecimens or t.:e birds and animalsthat undflrso a seasonal adjustment ofcoouriiig, ? flier? it wil lis .se»ri Oia!, to ui Arutli; winter, foxes,stoata. hares, and ptarmigan turnwliftf. But when the nnowa (IlEappear, andthe line of tie s!n~ln~ bird arrives,the axlmas and ptarmigan recovertheir normal da., brown colou-!ng ,3 fiat o the so 1 andvegetation of their environment. Why £0? Colouration and Concealment. A recent numb3r< of the PallMall Magazine coutalua a very In-teresting article, concerning the col-ouring of animals in which the writertolls us that stoats and foxes areflesh-eaters, go feed upon hares andptarmigan; and although the neces-sity for concealment Is tne cause ofchange in each of the four creaturesmentioned, the reason Tor It In thecase ofthe flesh-eating animals Isthat of enabling th
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