Sarah
Knapton, science editor
20
FEBRUARY 2019 • 7:00PM
Rudyard
Kipling supposed the zebra acquired its stripes so it could blend into the
forest shadows, hidden away from the leopard and man.
But the
markings also hold another advantage, scientists
have discovered, after finding they disorientate bothersome
bloodsucking horse flies.
Researchers
at Bristol University used video analysis to test whether flies were more likely
to attack zebra or non-striped horses at a stables in North Somerset.
They
found that although flies circled and touched horses and zebras at similar
rates, they actually landed on zebras 25 per cent less often.
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