Question

b) Why different patterns can be seen on the skin of a zebra and a tiger?
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Answer 1

Answer:

The unique patterns may help zebras identify each other but scientists have long thought the stripes help zebras hide from predators,

• Allowing them to blend in with the tall grass surrounding them.
• The stripes also may serve as a distraction to predators; zebras travel in large herds and scatter when threatened.

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Answer 2

Thermoregulation has long been suggested by scientists as the function of zebra stripes. The basic idea is that black stripes would absorb heat in the morning and warm up zebras, whereas white stripes reflect light more and could thus help cool zebras as they graze for hours in the blazing sun. Same goes with the tiger.