What spots tell us about leopard ecology
source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/punctuated-equilibrium/2010/oct/20/6
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- GrrlScientist
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A new study shows why leopards and other big cats are spotted, striped or melanistic -- all black. In short, big cats' patterning and pattern attributes evolved in relation to their ecology and behaviors. But the most remarkable thing is that these scientists used a mathematical model to show this.
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NatasRedrumDog
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Maybe it is thousands of years of evolving into natural camo? A lot of the newer camo patterns military's use is similar.
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NatasRedrumDog
