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- Cows painted with zebra-like striping can avoid biting fly attack https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0223447 2 comments
- Painting cows with zebra stripes cuts insect attacks — a 50% reduction in the number of biting flies on the cows body and a 20% reduction in fly-repelling behaviour (foot stamping, tail flicking, skin twitching) was observed in cows painted with white stripes. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0223447 8 comments science
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- Cows painted like zebras can fend off flies better than their plain-coated counterparts | CNN https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/08/us/cows-painted-zebras-avoid-flies-scn-trnd/index.html 84 comments
- Why are scientists painting stripes on cows? https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/327400.php#1 0 comments
- Scientists Reexamine Why Zebra Stripes Mysteriously Repel Flies | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-reexamine-why-zebra-stripes-mysteriously-repel-flies/ 0 comments
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