Ever wondered why zebras have black-and-white stripes?
Well, a group of scientists think they developed them to keep away blood-sucking
flies.
Researchers put out different coloured models of horses in a field - one brown, one black, one white, and one with black-and-white stripes.
The model with black-and-white stripes attracted the least number of flies.
The team thinks the stripey pattern is a turn-off for flies, because of how it reflects light.
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ReplyDeleteThat, is something which I did not know, I would love to know more on this animal as it has always been an animal which looked a lot more interesting than some of the others. If you can find out any more information on this, I would love to read about it. :-)
ReplyDeleteThankyou for your hard work on finding this out.
Craig ;-)