1. ANIMALS Helena Lattik Form 9 Kanepi Gymnasium

2. Why does zebra have stripes? Hide in grass Help to confuse predators Confusing the visual system

3. Help to confuse predators Color blind animals confuse the stripes with tall grass in the Savannah. The virtual stripes allow the zebra to hide in grassland. A zebras main predator is the lion, an animal noted for its color blind sight, so theatricality a zebra standing in grass will not be noticed by a lion.

4. As the zebras move and run in herds, the stripes may help to confuse predators, since a number of zebras moving and standing close together can appear as one large animal. It’s very difficult for the lion to pick out a single zebra to attack.

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