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Why do zebras have stripes? Perhaps to dazzle away flies

February 21, 2019 12:00 AM
Scientists from the University of Bristol and the University of California at Davis, dressed horses in black-and-white Zebra type striped coats for part of their research, offering evidence that zebra stripes provide protection from blood-sucking insects that spread diseases. (University of Bristol and University of California at Davis via AP)
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