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I had always heard the stripes were camouflage not to blend in with the environment, but to blend in with the herd - to make it hard for a predator to single on
by hammock 4y ago
I had always heard the stripes were camouflage not to blend in with the environment, but to blend in with the herd - to make it hard for a predator to single one out
- fhars 4y agoTigers are not herd animals that are preyed on by other predators, though :-).
- solarengineer 4y agoIndeed. Tigers have evolved stripes for camouflage in grass.
- mmastrac 4y agoSpecifically because the animals are dichromats and cannot see the colour of the tigers' fur against the green of the grass because their colour reception is not sufficient. https://www.iflscience.com/we-now-know-why-tigers-bright-orange-color-is-actually-excellent-camouflage-52627 https://www.iflscience.com/we-now-know-why-tigers-bright-ora...
- hammock 4y agoI meant zebras