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Regional map of giraffe patterns (lemmy.world)
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[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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. )

[–] sqw@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 days ago

maybe it has to do with predator specialization, then?