New Discovery Suggests Trees Evolved Camouflage Defense Against Long Extinct Predator
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 09:28
in Biology & Nature
Many animal species such as snakes, insects and fish have evolved camouflage defenses to deter attack from their predators. Biologists have now discovered that trees in New Zealand have evolved a similar defense to protect themselves from extinct giant birds, providing the first evidence of this strategy in plant life.