Nature begins forming patterns at the molecular level – and sometimes they grow to enormous sizes.
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How do tigers – a top predator – successfully hunt their prey when they have bright orange fur? The secret’s in their stripes!
Prey species rely on camouflage and escape to avoid getting eaten. How can they make them work together?
How the zebra got its stripes is not only a just-so story, but an object of scientific inquiry. New research suggests that stripes help zebras evade biting flies and the deadly diseases they carry.
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