Animals have stripes or spots to help them hide or stay safe! 🦓🐆 Some animals, like zebras, have stripes to confuse predators. Others, like leopards, have spots to blend into their surroundings.
It's like wearing a special costume that makes them harder to see in the grass or trees! 🌿🌳
Animals have stripes or spots for different reasons! 🐅🦓 Some use them for camouflage—like tigers hiding in tall grass or leopards blending into trees. Others, like zebras, use stripes to confuse predators when they run in a herd.
Stripes and spots can also help animals recognize each other or even control their body temperature! 🌞❄️
Stripes and spots in animals serve multiple scientific purposes! 🧬🐆 Camouflage is the most common—tigers blend into shadows, while leopards mimic dappled sunlight. Zebra stripes may deter biting flies, which avoid striped surfaces.
Some scientists believe stripes help with thermoregulation (cooling the body) or social signaling (recognizing herd members). Evolution shaped these patterns over millions of years!
Did you know? The okapi, a relative of the giraffe, has stripes on its legs to mimic forest light patterns!