Camels too :D
I don’t get it… what’s the illusion?
*zooms in on legs to make sure there’s not extra*
F#&%!
Their camo actually kind of hiding them for once...
I don't know if this is actually true, but I've heard the stripes make it difficult to track an individual zebra in the herd. They blend in with the other zebra making it harder to stay on the one that is being hunted.
From what I understand, there are multiple theories. One is that it confuses horseflies to make them less likely to bite. There's been some experimentation on that and it does seem to have that effect on them, but we don't know if that is why they evolved the stripes or if it's just an added benefit.
Yeah, it is similar to Dazzle camo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage
The desert floor looks like a used paper towel.
I think that's shallow water they're walking through
This is why lions never hunt zebra from the air.
They really are just savannah donkeys, aren't they?
Wait do Zebras have predators from above where this camo makes sense to have?
Have you been had by the illusion, or is this a joke? The horsey shapes are shadows. The actual zebras are the stripey bits at their feet.
I think the point is that while this photograph kind of works (from above, at a distance), generally from ground level it doesn't. So if it only works from above, then is it really useful as a camouflage?
In fact, a 2016 study concludes that the camouflage hypothesis doesn't seem to carry weight: https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/zebra-stripes-not-camouflage-new-study-finds
And they said digital assets would never decay
Deserved award
What's the illusion?
