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Weird Nature - Devious Defenses: School-Day Event

Friday, October 15, 2004
10:00am to 11:00am
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Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
Animals have astonishing natural defenses: camouflage, armor, smoke screens, and even noxious sprays. Dressing crabs adorn themselves with treasures from the sea floor for camouflage. Fulmar chicks project vomit so foul it destroys the feather waterproofing of its predators. Hagfish smother their prey in a suffocating slime.
[A John Downer production for BBC and Discovery Channel.]

A post-screening discussion will be led by Kjerstin Easton, of Caltech's Electrical Engineering Department, in the Division of Engineering and Applied Science.

This event is designed for school groups in grades 3 to 12. For information about how your school can participate, please call us at (626) 395-6059.

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Series Sponsor: East West Bank
Season Cosponsors: Caltech Employees Federal Credit Union
San Gabriel Vally Newspaper Group
For more information, please phone (626) 395-4652 or email [email protected].
$5 (unreserved seating)