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A seasonal color change helps animals in the Taiga to

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Evade predators

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The taiga forest biome which is located in the subartic region bounded by the tundra and the temperate forests in the North and South respectively, extends across the continents of North America, Europe and Asia forms the most enormous land ecosystem of related plants and animals on Earth

In the taiga, the colors of the furs of some animals change with the season such that they are become obscured to potential predators in the taiga

Animals that are able to have a camouflage that enables them to evade predators include

1) Ermine changes color from dark brown coat in the summer to white in the winter

2) Crossbill changes color from orange-brown in the summer to white in the winter

3) Snowshoe Hare changes color from brown in the summer to white in the winter.

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