Lions are color blind. They use the stripes for camouflage and confusing their opponents. I like this info of the zebra I learned some stuff I didn't know about the zebra before as in how the animal hides in the brush and how the lion is color blind so it can't see the zebra so easy.
It's so much fun when we can learn something together, Wonder Friend student! Why are zebras black with white stripes? I looked and they have white with black stripes.
Look for yourself and see if they are black with white or white with black stripes. LILD Feb 1, I learnd that a zebra has cool types of way to hide from predators! Can zebras see in black and white but I did learn that they can camouflage so that's cool but next time can you try harder to find out why from 12jk. Zebras have stripes because of their genes, long ago there where two types of zebras a white zebra and a black zebra they soon combined both of there genes to make a stripped zebra.
Feb 1, The PinkPanthers is my class. I really liked the video I can't believe how close he must have got to the zebras I could hear some wildlife in the background. I think your website is awesome! My guess for tomorrow is roman numerals. Can't wait to find out!
Mikayla T Feb 1, Wonderopolis, Today's wonder was one of my favorite wonders! I really like animals. Why do zebras have mohawks? Why don't they just have manes like horses?
Today's clue for tomorrow really stumped me, but I think tomorrow's wonder is going to be about Roman numerals! Mikayla T Fouf Feb 1, Chrissy Feb 1, Thanks so much, Chrissy! We're glad to hear it! Johnson's third and fourt How do scientists know that zebras are black with white stripes? Always wondering Is it roman numerals? Also we would love to learn if a rainbow could ever be shaped in a full circle.
If there was not any ground, would it finish off the shape of a circle? J's third and fourth grad Although we didn't love the video because there weren't any words or telling us information, we did enjoy reading about how zebras use stripes as camouflage from their predators. We did like the pictures too.
We didn't know that lions were colorblind. Thank you for sharing this wonder with us!! Can't wait to see what's coming up next J's third and fourth graders. I'm in Mrs. She enjoys watching wonderopolis because she learns new things. I enjoy it to. Andrea Feb 1, Well thank you so much, Wonder Friend Andrea! We are glad you're here today! Morgan Feb 1, We are working on questioning in class and I was wondering where you got your information?
Arianna Feb 1, Thank you for the information about the zebra. The part of the zebra stripes is very interesting. You've got it, Arianna! Great work! Zebras stripes are really brown not black they may seem black but they're not.
Danny Feb 1, This really suprised me I really didn't know that they can do that, and i learned something new today! Thanks for sharing what you learned today, Danny! Nice work! PinkPanthers Feb 1, Hi Wonderopolis, We didn't know that lions were colorblind! We also didn't know that each zebra's stripes are different. It's like our fingerprints. It was neat to try and visualize a zebra being black with white stripes, instead of the other way around. We were wondering how much a zebra eats each day?
We think tomorrow's wonder will be about Roman Numerals, a ten letter word or the alphabet - starting at x. Berkleigh Feb 1, I really liked today's wonder! Zebras are one of my favorite animals. I have a Schleich figurine of a zebra. I thought it was so interesting to hear that zebras are not a white animal with black stripes, they are a black animal with white stripes, and that no two zebras's stripes are alike. Thank you for today's wonder!
Lil' Madi and Big Madi Feb 1, We learned everything about zebras and they use camouflage. Goneau's Class Feb 1, Goneau's second grade class was wondering If you had a zebra costume on, would they think you were one of the zebras? How smart is a zebra? How tall are zebras? How old can zebras get? How fast can they run? How many babies can zebras have at one time?
How do zebra babies drink? Sanaa and Kassidy Feb 1, Some people think that zebras aren't real. We think zebras are real. Atkinson's Class Feb 1, We learned some new things today. Even our teacher learned something new about zebras. We began to wonder if other big cats are color blind like lions. We wondered if zebras and donkeys are connected, like cousins.
Predictions for tomorrow's wonder: X-rays, words that start with x, going from x to a, New Year's Eve, something to do with math, algebra. Tommy Feb 1, I like the stripes on the zebra, I think it's interesting because other animals can't see them and it protects the zebra.
I'm glad I can see the stripes. K's class Feb 1, Is tomorrow's wonder of the day about roman numerals? K's Class! We LOVE that idea! Hess' Class Feb 1, Thoughts: It's interesting to think that zebras use their stripes to escape their predators.
Do zebras have mohawks? We were very surprised by today's question. None of us thought it would be about zebras.
How were zebras named? Have zebras always had their stripes? How do you tell a boy zebra from a girl? What is the life span of a zebra? Predictions: How do x-rays work? How did the alphabet start? What are Roman Numerals? When will the XBox come out?
Who invented the xylophone sp? Are going to the SuperBowl? Why is an x-ray called an x-ray? Kate Feb 1, Zebras have really cool stripes. Are they black with white stripes or white with black stripes??? Plunkert's Class Feb 1, Good Morning, Wonderopolis! Today's Wonder of the Day was perfect for us! We just started a reading unit called "Look Again" Our story this week is even about a chameleon!
We loved learning about the zebras' stripes and how they help them hide from lions. One of our favorite teachers is also colorblind like the lion!
Kenneth V. I love the zebra video I think it was interesting. Awesome, Kenneth V! We Wonder if you learned anything new today about those cool zebras? Hobson's Class Feb 1, Good morning, wonderopolis! Thank you so much for sharing that interesting information about zebras! We had no idea they had stripes in order to camouflage themselves from their predators. Those awesome stripes must keep those beautiful zebras safe! We think the zebras use their tails to keep bugs away. Are there any other uses for their tails?
We also loved the video, the baby zebra was too cute! Jusin Feb 1, Bowes's Class Feb 1, Dear Wonderopolis, Wow! We're studying camouflage this week. We just finished reading about chameleons in our reading story. It was amazing to find out that some animals are color blind.
It was a fun fact to learn that a zebra is black with white stripes and none are alike. Have a wonder filled day! Wow when I looked at this wonder question I never predicted that. I'm wondering if tomorrow's wonder is about an instrument that starts with an x.
By the way I'm in Mrs. Hess' class. I will be going to school in 30 min. Can the lion stand the zebras by their color? Are they getting extinct? Reasor's Class Feb 1, Good morning Wonderopolis! We were wondering what a baby zebra is called. We thought maybe it is a foal, like a baby horse. We think it is very interesting that zebras are black with white stripes. Thank you for all of the wondering you do! Sincerely, Mrs.
Reasor's Fourth Grade Class. I am in Mrs. Hess' class so today's wonder was not what I expected. I didn't really understand the video. Why didn't the zebras run away from the guy holding the camera? Hi Wonderopolis I really liked the zebra video I think the stripes look like they were painted on! They were really pretty and I think it would be cool to see one in real life. Something else that I thought was cool that the person recording the video got really close to the zebras and did not scare them away.
I think tomorrow's wonder is going to be on Roman numerals. I love zebras, but why do you not say anything in the video? Wonderopolis Mar 3, Related Wonders for You to Explore Match its definition: a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans. Word Match Congratulations! Share results. Play Again Quit. Next Question. See your results. Share Results. Retake The Quiz. Be the first to know! Share with the World Tell everybody about Wonderopolis and its wonders.
They are carnivores — they eat meat — and they rely on stealth to hunt successfully. It helps them see better in dim light, but it also makes them vulnerable.
Their vertical stripes, which range from brown to black, are an example of what biologists call disruptive colouration. Tigers are solitary cats that rely on stealth and camouflage to survive. Stripes even vary among the six tiger subspecies. The Sumatran tiger subspecies has much narrower stripes than the others and has more of them. This helps it stay hidden in its dense jungle home. No two are the same. This allows researchers who study them in the wild to identify and count individual tigers.
They use remote cameras to take pictures of the animals when they walk by. Using this method, tiger experts estimate that only about 3, wild tigers remain across their Asian homeland. When we have to sedate a tiger to treat an injury or do dental work, we shave their fur. This leads predators to mistime their attacks, and insects to bite on the wrong spot. Zebra stripes stand out against any background in nature, but they blend together when zebras move in herds. The iconic stripes on a bumblebee serve as a warning to would-be predators.
The bright pattern of black and yellow stripes signals to birds flying above that a bee is below with its stinger in place. If they try to eat the bee, they will experience the nasty sting that goes along with it. The stripes act as protection for both the bee and the predator. The striped marlin is one of the biggest fish in the ocean. The difficult-to-catch fish has light blue and light purple stripes running down its sides. It also has the ability to change the color of its stripes when excited, typically when feeding or mating.
The striped marlin also gains more stripes on its side after it dies, which is unique to this species. An okapi's stripes help to camouflage the animal from predators. It appears to fade into the shadows, because the stripes look like sunlight filtering through the trees of the forest.
The stripes also act as a "follow me" signal from a mother to its calf. Since they are at a calf's eye level, they allow the calf to recognize its mother. For almost a century now, anecdotal evidence and experiments with inanimate models have repeatedly shown that flies tend to not land on striped surfaces. Large-scale evidence came in a study by Caro and his colleagues.
They collected weather, lion presence and zebra herd size data, and compared these factors to the stripes of zebras living in the area. Striping was more pronounced in environments that favour horseflies , according to Caro.
They observed horseflies around zebras and horses; some horses had black, white or striped coats placed on them. The horseflies hovered around zebras and horses in similar amounts, but far fewer flies landed on zebras — or horses with striped coats.
The flies would try to land on the stripes, but then fail to decelerate as they normally would approaching a non-striped surface, and bounce off. They believe that zebra stripes aid primarily in thermoregulation. Thermoregulation has long been suggested by scientists as the function of zebra stripes.
The basic idea is that black stripes would absorb heat in the morning and warm up zebras, whereas white stripes reflect light more and could thus help cool zebras as they graze for hours in the blazing sun. This seemingly straightforward logic has, however, received mixed support. Caro and his team found only a weak spatial overlap between striping patterns and maximum temperatures. A year later, a spatial modelling study of plains zebras — the most numerous species that range from eastern to southern African — led by Brenda Larison of University of California, Los Angeles, found stronger striping patterns in areas that are warmer or receive more intense sunlight.
To our eyes the black and white stripes of a zebra is an unsusual pattern in the green brown environment of the African savannah Credit: Getty Images. A study found water in barrels painted with stripes did not cool more than those in unstriped barrels.
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