Nature’s Houdini’s: 11 Animals With Awesome Camouflage

Do you ever wish that you could camouflage yourself and walk around completely unnoticed. Could you imagine how fun it would be to go into stealth mode and snoop around your office – see who’s pretending to work, but really watching cat videos. We think it would be pretty awesome. The day when an invisibility cloak is a real thing …

But, until that magical day, we will just have to settle for the next best thing. Staring at the astounding images of animals who have learned to flawlessly camouflage themselves naturally. In the wild, camouflage is a key evolutionary trait that allows animals to hide from predators, or in some cases to hide from their prey. Either way, the animal kingdom has got the vanishing act down pat.

There are hundreds of thousands of stealthy camo-experts in the animal world, but for your viewing pleasure we have gathered an assortment of what we think are the most incredible. Some of the images might appear as if there is no animal at all … but look a little closer and you might just be able to make out the hiding subject.  So if you’re ever in need of some quick camouflage, consult these natural aficionados for a tip or two!

1. The Grey Cicada

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2. The Willow Ptarmigan

3. Blue Crowned Parrot

4. The Giraffe

5. The Bat-Faced Toad

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6. The Stonefish

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7. The Great Grey Owl

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8. The Sloth … or rather his fingers!

9. Red-Tailed Hawk

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10. The Leopard

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11. Coleman’s shrimp

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