https://www.pitara.com/tags/adaptation/Recent content in Adaptation on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/why-are-some-reptiles-brightly-coloured/Thu, 05 Aug 1999 11:47:40 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/why-are-some-reptiles-brightly-coloured/<p>Most animals have skin colour that makes them merge into their surroundings. They become near invisible unless you look very closely. But some reptiles such as the sea-snakes, coral snakes and frogs of Central and South America are brilliantly coloured or have bright bands like deep yellow, orange, pink on their bodies.</p> <p>They are easily visible among the green leaves or brown earth. This is because these animals are poisonous. The colouring is a warning to other animals, especially their natural enemies, to avoid eating them. The frogs of Central America called the dart-poison frogs secrete a poison from their skin.</p>