Dinosaur Train
Dinosaur Discoveries: Butterflies
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Dr. Scott shares information on butterflies.
Dr. Scott shares information on butterflies.
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Dinosaur Train
Dinosaur Discoveries: Butterflies
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Dr. Scott shares information on butterflies.
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HI THERE.
I'M DR. SCOTT THE PALEONTOLOGIST.
I'M SURE YOU'VE ALL SEEN BUTTERFLIES FLUTTERING AROUND YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
BUT DID YOU KNOW THAT BUTTERFLIES HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS?
HOW HAVE BUTTERFLIES BEEN ABLE TO SURVIVE FOR SO LONG?
SOME HAVE AMAZING WAYS TO HIDE FROM PREDATORS.
CAN YOU SEE THE BUTTERFLY IN THIS PICTURE?
OH, THERE IT IS.
THIS BUTTERFLY IS USING CAMOUFLAGE TO BLEND IN WITH THE BACKGROUND SO THAT PREDATORS PASS BY WITHOUT EVEN SEEING IT.
NOW CHECK OUT THE GIANT SPOTS ON THIS BUTTERFLY'S WINGS.
THESE ARE CALLED EYESPOTS, AND THEY DISTRACT, TRICK, OR SOMETIMES EVEN SCARE AWAY PREDATORS.
BUTTERFLIES ARE OFTEN BRIGHTLY COLORED, WHICH SENDS A WARNING MESSAGE TO PREDATORS LIKE, "I TASTE BAD," OR, "I MAY BE POISONOUS."
WITH ALL THESE UNIQUE WAYS TO KEEP PREDATORS AWAY, IT'S NO WONDER BUTTERFLIES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SURVIVE FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS.
OKAY, GET OUTSIDE, GET INTO NATURE, AND MAKE YOUR OWN DISCOVERIES.
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