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Bold Concealment principle

Lessons from Zebra Duiker

Hide in stripes.

Striped Understory Disguise

Zebra Duiker (Cephalophus zebra) featured animal image on AnimalDex

Core lesson

A strong pattern can hide a shy body by breaking it into the forest.

Biological basis

Zebra Duikers have bold dorsal striping and secretive movement in dense West African forest, where patterning helps break up their outline.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

CamouflagePatterningUnderstory lifeShy movementShape disruption

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