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Zebras on the run can razzle-dazzle their enemies

Motion dazzle: spotting the patterns that help animals outsmart predators on the run

09 Sep 2015

A new online game is helping researchers explore whether high-contrast patterns during motion, such as stripes and zigzags, help to protect animals...

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Zebras, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Predators might not be dazzled by stripes

12 Aug 2015

New research using computer games suggests that stripes might not offer the ‘motion dazzle’ protection thought to have evolved in animals such as...

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