"People have learned a lot from animals and copied many of their ways of surviving. This interesting book details many, often surprising, examples: bird flight and airplanes; defensive equipment such as helmets and turtle shells; strong spiderlike threads for surgeries; camouflage patterns on uniforms or vehicles in battle; and animal prints copied in fashions and decorations."--Provided by publisher.

Why copy animals? -- Copying their moves -- Hard shells, hard hats -- Spider silk and webs -- Copying coverings -- Animal communities -- Following the group -- Building homes -- Animals copy people, too.