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A hair-raising theory for why zebras have stripes

They’re onto something with the hair standing on end. But here are some of the other theories…

The real reason why zebras have stripes: To shoo away flies

Now, another question arises: Why don’t more life forms show colorful patterns to deter flies? Are there costs and drawbacks as well?

Darwinism Evolution extinction Intelligent Design Natural selection

Stripes confuse people but they do not cool zebras

From ScienceDaily: Susanne Åkesson, a biologist at Lund University in Sweden, refutes the theory that zebras have striped fur to stay cool in the hot sun. That hypothesis is wrong, she and her colleagues show in a study recently published in Scientific Reports. There has been an ongoing discussion among researchers, dating back to Darwin, Read More…

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