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Zebra Stripes and Evolutionary Enigmas
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- 1. Relating to an ancient tribe known from regions overlapping zebra habitats
- 2. Visual phenomenon explaining zebra stripe contrast
- 5. Pigment responsible for black stripes in equids
- 7. Rapid decrease in response to insect bites, common in equids
- 10. Pigmentation pattern fundamental to equid camouflage
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- 3. Globulin protein named for its association with equine blood
- 4. Population classification often related to zebra habitat adaptations
- 6. Biological process hypothesized to be influenced by striping in zebras
- 8. Behavioral adaptation zebras exhibit towards predators
- 9. Largest equid species named after a French governor
- 11. Dental characteristic of zebras suited for abrasive grasses
- 12. Primary feeding strategy for plains zebras
- 13. Extinct subspecies once native to South African plains
- 14. Potential evolutionary trickery used by zebras to deter insects
- 15. Chromosome condition of zebras, typical of mammals
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