Author : Timothy M. Caro
Release : 2016-12-05
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 01X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Zebra Stripes by : Timothy M. Caro
Download or read book Zebra Stripes written by Timothy M. Caro. This book was released on 2016-12-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do zebras have stripes? Popular explanations range from camouflage to confusion of predators, social facilitation, and even temperature regulation. It is a challenge to test these proposals on large animals living in the wild, but using a combination of careful observations, simple field experiments, comparative information, and logic, Caro concludes that black-and-white stripes are an adaptation to thwart biting fly attack.