The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 2 months agoRegional map of giraffe patternslemmy.worldimagemessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up1267arrow-down10
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minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI would guess they would have evolved to fit the vegetation in their area. Though I’m not sure that is what this type of camouflage is actually for. (Has more to do with blending in with the herd than the vegetation. )
minus-squaresqw@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agomaybe it has to do with predator specialization, then?
I would guess they would have evolved to fit the vegetation in their area. Though I’m not sure that is what this type of camouflage is actually for. (Has more to do with blending in with the herd than the vegetation. )
maybe it has to do with predator specialization, then?