The size and shape of a giraffe’s spots seem to influence how well the animals survive when temperatures get hotter or colder than normal ...

For example, observations that two species occur together in many places, yet never co-occur ... how much of the patterns seen in nature may be due to pure chance? Somewhat surprisingly, the ...

The beautiful mottled patterns of a giraffe’s coat work as more than camouflage – the size of the spots seems to be linked to how well the animals survive during unusual temperatures.