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Zebra optical illusion (National Geographic photo of the year in 2018)

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Zebra optical illusion (National Geographic photo of the year in 2018)

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  • jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org
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    The desert floor looks like a used paper towel.

    • Shortstack@reddthat.com
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      I think that’s shallow water they’re walking through

  • piratehat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    They really are just savannah donkeys, aren’t they?

  • masquenox@lemmy.world
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    This is why lions never hunt zebra from the air.

  • Ephera@lemmy.ml
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    Their camo actually kind of hiding them for once…

    • Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip
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      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.

  • THCDenton@lemmy.world
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    Camels too :D

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    Wait do Zebras have predators from above where this camo makes sense to have?

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      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.

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        Not a joke, not been had. An unwary predator would dive bomb the shadow instead of the zebra if attacking from above.

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