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Hint: See the sign in the Caribbean exhibit.  \nWhose shell is this?  \nFun fact: This animal can never leave its shell because its backbone and ribs are fused to its shell.  \nAnimal Coats and Coverings  \nCOATS  \nPhoto credit: Claire Grenfell  \nPhoto credit: Claire Grenfell  \nPhoto credit: Claire Grenfell  \nWhose skin is this?  \nFun fact: This animal must shed its skin in order to grow because its skin does not grow. Like all reptiles, snakes are covered with scales that are attached to each other.  \nWhose skin is this?  \nFun fact: This animal has patterned skin to help it camouflage. This helps it to avoid being detected by predators and to hide from its prey so that it can catch them more easily.  \nWhose feathers are these?  \nFun fact: The males have colorful feathers and the females have brown feathers.  \nBermuda Zoological Society – Registered Charity \\#179 Animal Coats and Coverings  \nCOATS  \nPhoto credit: Claire Grenfell  \nPhoto credit: Claire Grenfell  \nPhoto credit: Claire Grenfell  \nBermuda Zoological Society – Registered Charity \\#179  \nWhose feathers are these?  \nDo the males and females look the same or are they different colors? Hint: See the sign in the Madagascar exhibit.  \nWhose spines are these?  \nHow does this animal use its spines to protect itself? Hint: See the sign for the Special Defenses tank.  \nWhose feathers are these?  \nFun fact: This animals’ feathers turn bright pink because of the shrimp and crustaceans that it eats.  \nAnimal Coats and Coverings  \nCOATS  \nPhoto credit: Claire Grenfell  \nPhoto credit: Claire Grenfell  \nPhoto credit: Ron Lucas  \nBermuda Zoological Society – Registered Charity \\#179  \nWhose shell is this?  \nWhat has caused this animal to become endangered? Hint: See the sign in the Madagascar exhibit.  \nWhose shell is this?  \nWhat does this animal do when it gets too big for its shell? Hint: See the sign at the Rocky Shore tank  \nWhose green skin is this?  \nFun fact: This animals’ green color comes from a layer of mucus that covers its brown body. 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