Zone1 Why does a zebra has stripes?

[Zebra]

There are 4 good reasons!
I know them
Do you?

 

[Zebra]

The first one is camouflage

 

[White 6]

There are 4 good reasons!
I know them
Do you?

Biting flies and social recognition

 

[yidnar]

cooling effect ..

 

[Zebra]

Biting flies and social recognition

True!

 

[Zebra]

cooling effect ..

Also true!

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

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Were all four reasons named?

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[Zebra]

Biting flies and social recognition

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Were all four reasons named?

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3 now

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

3 now

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I'm thinking. I never paid much attention to natural science, so this might be hard for me.

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[TheInfiniteSadness]

A wild guess. So you can ask questions about zebras?

 

[Zebra]

I more or less said so already ,,,,, to puzzle the lions ,,,

 

[Zebra]

The first one is camouflage

1 against lions
2 against biting insects
3 cooling effects
4 recognize each other, especially the mother

 

[Yarddog]

I more or less said so already ,,,,, to puzzle the lions ,,,

So if it was following the rules of evolution, the Zebras with no stripes got eaten...?

 

[Yarddog]

I more or less said so already ,,,,, to puzzle the lions ,,,

How did this one slip through?

 

[Zebra]

So if it was following the rules of evolution, the Zebras with no stripes got eaten...?

Yes, more often than those with stripes

 

[Zebra]

How did this one slip through?

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The lions were extremely puzzled!

 

[Eman623]

They are in prison? Or they are referees?

 

[Zebra]

They are the referees!

They are in prison? Or they are referees?

 

[Yarddog]

The lions were extremely puzzled!

yes, I'm sure the lions also saw a CO- EXIST sticker on there someplace as well .

 

[Leo123]

Zebras have stripes ‘cause they ain’t horses.