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2730351 No.2730351 [Reply] [Original]

Did cats gain their stripes and things by rubbing against the environment?

>> No.2730356

metaphorically speaking, yes. that's how evolution by natural selection works.

>> No.2730358

they evolved to blend in with stripy things?

>> No.2730364

>>2730356

I love this answer so much.

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2730375

>>2730358
yes

>> No.2730376

>>2730358

which is easier to spot in a jungle, solid colors or stripes?

>> No.2730403

>>2730375
That's bushy, not stripy.

>> No.2730406

stripes come from spontaneous symmetry breaking

same math as fundamental forces

>> No.2730415

>>2730403
grass is stripy

>> No.2730451

cats dont live in jungle

>> No.2730480

>>2730451
some do

savannah is also stripy because of blades of grass

main reason is not mimicry camouflage though, but dazzle camouflage

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage

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2730561

Not quite op, their tongues secrete lowgrade acid that dissolves pigments i.e. they lick themselves into their preferred pattern.

It works for humans too. Grey hair is caused by cats licking the hair of sleeping humans.

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