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Friday 14 June 2019

Cooling effect of zebra stripes observed in the wild for the first time

The reasons for a zebras stripes are far from black and white

Debate has long raged over the reasons for a zebra's stripes, with scientists spending decades theorizing over the evolutionary causes for the animal's iconic patterns. A new study has shed further light on this topic, uncovering new evidence that suggests the stripes are indeed used to help zebras control their temperature, even describing a previously unknown mechanism they use to keep them cool.

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