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Animals have the innate ability to escape from predation. Examples for the same are given below. Select the incorrect example.

1. Colour change in Chameleon
2. Enlargement of body size by swallowing air in puffer fish
3. Poison fangs in snakes
4. Melanism in moths

Correct answer: Poison fangs in snakes

Solution

Poison fangs in snakes are primarily an offensive adaptation used to subdue prey, not an innate escape mechanism from predation. The other options are classic anti-predator defenses such as camouflage, inflation, or concealment.

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