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To: count-your-change

Well, the quagga obviously lives with its rear end in a non-grassy area while the front is in the tall grass.

Seriously, though, I have read that the stripes on the zebra are to confuse the predators because they can’t pick out an individual animal in a herd.


28 posted on 12/04/2009 7:37:56 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: MrB

Yes, I have heard the confuse with stripes idea too. Maybe so. Still they get eaten, stripes and all.


31 posted on 12/04/2009 8:46:36 AM PST by count-your-change (You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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