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Why does a zebra have stripes?

Even the common ancestor of horses and zebras wore a subtle pattern. In the course of time, the stripes prevailed in the offspring. The tsetse fly was responsible for this selection, because it recognized only single-colored animals and infected them with diseases. Author: ZDF/TerraX/R.Schlosshan/F

Breeding strategy of the mouthbrooder

An amazing strategy of parental care. In the mouthbrooding fish glossamia aprion and neoarius graeffei, the males keep the fertilized eggs in their mouths. This requires a lot of discipline: during this time, mouthbrooding males can hardly eat anything. This way, the larvae are protected from predat