Why do zebras have stripes? It's complicated.

[@birdhouse4141]

Fantastic presentation! Thanks

[@PrestoWildlife]

Thank you for watching!

[@JamesMelillo-fu4eq]

Greg, anther great video, thanks and keep it up!!

[@PrestoWildlife]

Thanks so much!

[@SomeoneCommenting]

Imagine trying to explain why giraffes have those cuadricular patterns...

[@PrestoWildlife]

Interesting question, especially considering how the patterns differ among subspecies! I've never even really thought about the WHY. I'll have to look into it.

[@SomeoneCommenting]

@@PrestoWildlife And they're not so "random" either, it's like if the white line dividing the tiles had been nicely drawn with a uniform thickness. You don't see any gap or wrong spot with a line that became too thin or too thick, or a tile that is disproportionately different in size from the neighboring ones. The pattern distribution is so nice through the entire body.

[@PrestoWildlife]

So true! Especially the reticulated giraffes, with those nice rectangular patches.

[@PrestoWildlife]

Hi! Inspired by your comment, I made this new video about how giraffes got their patches. It was surprising, and really interesting! Turns out, the patches are a map of their blood vessels! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZionoqKhMSpoLs

[@SomeoneCommenting]

@@PrestoWildlife Awesome, thanks!

[@sugurkenpferd1204]

Zebras are no real animals! They are just painted horses!

[@Dr.Ian-Plect]

Do you not see your contradiction, or at least, omission?