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- Submited:2007-01-10 07:56:50
- File Size:286401
- Resolution:1280x960
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- Category:Zebra
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About Zebra
Zebra Animals - photo wallpapers; Megawallpapers.org: The Zebra is a part of the horse family, Equidae, native to central and southern Africa. They are most well known for their distinctive black and white stripes. Zebras are either white with black stripes, or black with white stripes.
These stripes are typically vertical on the head, neck, forequarters,
and main body, with horizontal stripes at the rear and on the legs of
the animal. The zebra crossing is named after the zebra's white on black stripes. Zoologists believe that the stripes act as a camouflage
mechanism. This is accomplished in several ways. First, the vertical
striping helps the zebra hide in grass. While seeming absurd at first
glance considering that grass is neither white nor black, it is very
effective against the zebra's main predator, the lion, which is color blind.
A zebra standing still in tall grass may not be noticed at all by a
lion and as zebras are herd animals the stripes help in camouflage is
by confusing the lion — a number of zebras standing or moving close
together may appear as one large animal, making it more difficult for
the lion to pick out any single zebra to attack.
A herd of zebras scattering to avoid a predator will also represent to
that predator a confused mass of vertical stripes travelling in
multiple directions making it difficult for the predator to track an
individual visually as it separates from its herdmates. Stripes are also believed to play a role in social interactions,
with slight variations of the pattern allowing the animals to
distinguish between individuals. A more recent theory, supported by experiment, posits that the
disruptive coloration is also an effective means of confusing the
visual system of the blood-sucking tsetse fly.[citation needed]
Alternative theories include that the stripes coincide with fat
patterning beneath the skin, serving ...
Zebra Animals - photo wallpapers; Megawallpapers.org: The Zebra is a part of the horse family, Equidae, native to central and southern Africa. They are most well known for their distinctive black and white stripes. Zebras are either white with black stripes, or black with white stripes.
These stripes are typically vertical on the head, neck, forequarters,
and main body, with horizontal stripes at the rear and on the legs of
the animal. The zebra crossing is named after the zebra's white on black stripes. Zoologists believe that the stripes act as a camouflage
mechanism. This is accomplished in several ways. First, the vertical
striping helps the zebra hide in grass. While seeming absurd at first
glance considering that grass is neither white nor black, it is very
effective against the zebra's main predator, the lion, which is color blind.
A zebra standing still in tall grass may not be noticed at all by a
lion and as zebras are herd animals the stripes help in camouflage is
by confusing the lion — a number of zebras standing or moving close
together may appear as one large animal, making it more difficult for
the lion to pick out any single zebra to attack.
A herd of zebras scattering to avoid a predator will also represent to
that predator a confused mass of vertical stripes travelling in
multiple directions making it difficult for the predator to track an
individual visually as it separates from its herdmates. Stripes are also believed to play a role in social interactions,
with slight variations of the pattern allowing the animals to
distinguish between individuals. A more recent theory, supported by experiment, posits that the
disruptive coloration is also an effective means of confusing the
visual system of the blood-sucking tsetse fly.[citation needed]
Alternative theories include that the stripes coincide with fat
patterning beneath the skin, serving ...
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