Re: why (evolutionarily) are zebras striped?

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From: Andrew Taylor
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1993 16:03

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In article <1993Jan3.062417.27240@smds.com> rh@ishmael.UUCP (Richard Harter) writes:
>Actually they are effective as camouflage, even to your eye -- you just
>haven't tested the matter.

But I have.  I found Zebras much easier to detect than monotone antelopes even,
I think, at large distances.  However I'm not a Zebra predator.

Andrew Taylor

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