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Broken Outline principle

Lessons from Bongo

Break the shape.

Forest-Stripe Concealment

Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) featured animal image on AnimalDex

Core lesson

A bright mark can hide a large body when it breaks the shape.

Biological basis

Bongos have bold white stripes that break up their body outline in dense forest light, helping these large antelopes move with concealment through vegetation.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

CamouflageForest movementLarge presenceConcealmentVisual strategy

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