Researchers found the stripes just help ward off biting flies and other insects, from which horses (the zebra’s cousins) often suffer. They may not fool any lions, but we’d rather just get eaten than plagued by bugs.
Researchers found the stripes just help ward off biting flies and other insects, from which horses (the zebra’s cousins) often suffer. They may not fool any lions, but we’d rather just get eaten than plagued by bugs.