Animal Mysteries: Zebra Stripes, Dog Colors and Gecko Feet

How do scientists solve animal mysteries? Follow the clues as we explore zebra stripes, dog colors, and gecko feet. 0:00 Intro 0:31 Zebra stripes 1:47 Dog colors 3:17 Gecko feet 4:40 Wrap-up Watch the full episodes: Zebra stripes:    • Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? Do They Stop F...   Dog colors:    • Can Dogs See Colours?   Gecko feet:    • How Do Geckos Stick to Walls?   What you'll see The animals, experiments, and scientific results are animated illustrations based on the cited studies. They are not original study footage, and this compilation does not show a new experiment. All narration is new; the visuals reuse scenes from the three episodes. This video uses synthetic narration; no realistic synthetic footage or AI-generated music is shown. For parents and teachers: How did watching, offering a choice, and measuring tiny structures help scientists investigate these animal mysteries? Sources for parents and teachers (full links: dimitar-radenkov.github.io/guess-breakers → "Sources") Caro, How et al. 2019, PLOS ONE: Benefits of zebra stripes: Behaviour of tabanid flies around zebras Caro et al. 2023, Journal of Experimental Biology 226: jeb244778, Why don’t horseflies land on zebras? Kasparson, Badridze & Maximov (2013), “Colour cues proved to be more informative for dogs than brightness” Lind et al. 2017, PLOS ONE: High visual acuity revealed in dogs Autumn et al. 2000, “Adhesive force of a single gecko foot-hair,” Nature 405 Autumn et al. 2002, “Evidence for van der Waals adhesion in gecko setae,” PNAS 99 Autumn et al. 2006, “Frictional adhesion: a new angle on gecko attachment,” Journal of Experimental Biology 209:3569 Russell 1975, “A contribution to the functional analysis of the foot of the Tokay,” Journal of Zoology 176:437 Guess. Test. Find out!