Monday, October 14, 2013

A Zebra's Protection From Predators

A zebra's stripes serve as a kind of protection from predators.


Picture from The Animal Files

When zebras are grouped together, their combined stripes make it hard for a lion or leopard to pick out one zebra to chase. Zebra stripes are unique to each individual, and researchers in the field have used zebras’ individual stripe patterns for identification.
 

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