young.
Spotted Fur
Another adaptive type of body coloring is spotted fur. Spotted fur is
similar to striped fur in the fact that it serves as camouflage. Many animals
with spotted fur live in heavily wooded forest areas. One example is the
jaguar, which lives in the rain forest. The jaguar's spotted fur helps it blend in
with the small patches of sun that reach the rain-forest floor. These patches,
mixed in with the shade, produce an effect that highly resembles a jaguar's coat. Another animal with
spotted fur is the snow leopard. The snow leopard, with a white coat and black spots, lives in wooded
areas as well, using its coat to hide amid the trees and snow.
Scales
One final type of body covering is scales. Scales serve a purpose
different than that of fur and feathers. Scales are mainly a protectant
from the environment for most animals. For instance, anacondas and
other snakes at the Milwaukee County Zoo have scales to protect their bodies
from the variety of terrain they encounter. In the case of the anaconda, its habitat is largely made up of
water. In the case of other snakes, the climate may be dry and the land sandy and rocky; so they
cannot afford to lose water from their body. Scales help protect the body of the animal in an instance
where skin, fur, or feathers would become damaged or destroyed.
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