Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1884-02-16
COLOR IN ANlMAla
Why Polar Bear. ars white and Par.
ret- Greea... " maps ana isees. Tree.
Toad. and Caserpiiiar~.
tCirinrsti Enquirer,

tCincinrsti Enquirer
ANY one attending geological garden
nr noticing any large collection Of ami.
mails is ut once struck by the variat OF
coiors, both Of the plumage AID hide or
sl,ln. Some animals are hiydlv colored,
others have hucs sombra aad dark.
What il the reason of tllisg Why are
animals co,ore differently What is
the use a amy coloring? These
questions can only he answered
by consideration of the habit
of TIE ,arioas animals. thc means pro.
Nidc,l tor tiri obtaining fool and the
wrapous thry have for defense. The
colorng ~ animals Is t. large extent
protective. 1t enables animals TO hide
from their enemies. wio wonld other
wise extiugnish their spcr:e~, and in
other instances, where they have means
Of defense tina, warn other animals to
keep away, they ar. highly colored, 10
that otter animals are warned t. giv0
them Il wide berth. For instance. rats,
mice, bats and moles, which seek for
fool at nigh, are dark, of dusky hues,
while in the light of day they conceal
themselves ia thrir holes Yet the
SKUNK, Si,ic'' : = nocturnal amman, mas
nsaei. Hh''s ''"'u' ~ anu a 1iroe whte
VII "i,'" u '"iH'' ',"c'' "''' 'n' nor
ri"1e o,"r II ei.'''S ''''Ees u UNIVERSAL =
ai''n'' anu ~ ,onSp,. 'u'"s WINE ',sl'
5hai "as W al carn'.'
oro"s a'iha's hoV W a''ch H.
~n,Ih '"' N,'"o'a 10.
All '.'c u,ais al we ~pfiu are e,'net
n,oNn VI "i,, n eAsept .ie po1m DEAL
N':i'n u WINE 90 are mos. Vi ,',e
anihi.is VI 'r' i','' r.si'i Nhl'e' ,na'
r' OF ',e same g 'ior ~ ne SNOW ahd ICE
,leS ii'i''i'' WINCH similarity VI coioi.
ns Is !" means ~ ''o''s,'oh 'ro'h .heiI
ehep'e'' hi'A''tue'i On ties are ho' ~
r'mLis ST. i'Fhal's Tue niusA OK oi
MUSK 'hr'i,' "n'eh y oi u alrA prosn
coior' "ou'a seem an exception, our thf
hapits 81 'i'e an,iiia'' ehp,aln ''iis' iney
are greg 'f"''. I'VE IN hooks, ana TINS
~ 'i.'r h'tals oi pro'ec,ion; hehee' u
Que s'ra's away from the noes ~ Is
n'''es ar. '''a' ''ie. 20! y dars eoior
~ u'a' We can see h's eoinfaue ~
dlstai.ce. Inc raven Is anotaer IN
stan'e' ne |" o.@k' we, inpac.s we
regions oil sn'" ana zee oht lie ieea : on
.arr'oi, ava ma, no eieniies 'na' slnnS
ms ood! u! 100. go,
ARMED insects are h'Shiy eoiored
snch ~ "a'p, ana bees ihelr yer.
hisn eo'oflhg SHOWS W o.heI AhlIia,'
shat tiie! aie' anu 'iieii poison P,oeect'
them, some insees nave 30 nara !
covering ana' tue. are prac.,cAhy un
ea,aoi. ines are irsquen'iy nieui,
coiored. others can ny rapidly, ano
TINS Is protection. 20 they are gwen
gauuy 'oiorihg, IKE the sNnLnyine
ross'eha.er. bu.'srnies are gayiy COZ
oreo' p'' shey are uuii' 'or ea'uiS' sven
when gwen 70 young turkeys .hey spi'
tnem 'u'; insects ere olIen ,ouna ..
Trees ana leaves Sncn are ,he esse'
Color VI 'he 'oo' ,nA' the, sesA ln''
na prot''tion. Inc voice Oh tue Tree
toaa Is heara pcio'', tue ram ye. 80 OK
ac'iy y he Tue coiol Oh tne umo on
Snich lie lies '"a' !" u nsro 70 nno
MN. ., -
ureen caH!P,llArs Ieea on g.eeh
leaves, anu 'nelI yer. Iood selvfsN, hia'
theh from tne'r enemies Ser'a,n IA
seels called icoPe's eah s',ck .leip
selves GUY ,,ela'y IKE s',eAs, xlicl
I'VE! 70 muen resemble ~ W oe TAKE,
,or them. or,eh a.u p,own eterpii
lars are greediiy easen ny oiras. and
even " iross, nzards anu spiders
hence the! generally ieei .. night, ane
during tine Gay remain mouoniess Oh
leaves OF t~gs OF the same color g.