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Aug 14, 2019
2 minutes
COMPILED BY TERRY ROBSON
The purpose of zebra stripes
ebra stripes are not for camouflage. They probably are to confuse biting flies, but new research indicates they may also be for temperature control. The researchers collected field data from live zebras and found that during the middle seven hours of the day the black stripes become 12–15°C hotter than the white. The
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