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What are the various defence mechanisms developed by the prey against predation.

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Camouflaged
1. Some species and frogs are cryptically coloured to avoid being detected easily by the predator.
2. Some produce poisonous chemical. E.g. Monarh butterfly is highly distasteful to its predator bird.
Butterfly acquires this poisonous chemical during its caterpillar stage by feeding on a posonous weed.
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