On how the leopard got its spots

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On how the leopard got its spots
By Katia Moskvitch Science reporter, BBC News

Leopards' spots and tigers' stripes are a camouflage closely tied to their habitats, researchers say. A UK team examined the flank markings of 37 species of wild cats in a bid to understand the spectacular variety of their color patterns.

The scientists say that cats living in the trees and active at low light levels are the most likely to have complex and irregular patterns.

They published the findings in a Royal Society journal. It is not the first study to suggest that wild cats need spots to "vanish" in dense forests, sandy deserts or snowy mountains.

To examine different patterns, the team used images obtained from the internet and classified them with the help of mathematical formulas.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11575214

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1. It's because God sneezed while holding the paintbrush

ask any teabagger.

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2. LOL and Darwin is wrong

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3. Darwin who?