WAVY STRIPES

"Amber and Blue Waves"
24" x 24"
Marie Martin
2011

Humans think zebra stripes stick out like a sore thumb... hard to imagine that the stripes act as camouflage. But there's evidence that zebra stripes provide perfect protection. The wave line patterns resemble grass, much like the grass surroundings. The zebra stripes act like military fatigues. The fact that the stripes are black and white, unlike the tall green grass surroundings, is unimportant because the COLORBLIND lion is the zebra's main predator.  Motionless zebras in tall grass confuse The King of the Jungle.  ~~  More soon. Thanks for visiting.