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Zebra: Disruptive ColorationYou're right. An animal that takes advantage of disruptive coloration uses spots, stripes, or other patterns to "break up" their body outline so that predatory animals won't see the contours of an animal's body. When a zebra is among its herd, its stripes blend in with others, making it difficult for a predator to single out any one animal to kill. (Back to game) Night Vision | Camera that Caught a Leopard Behind the Scenes | Seeing through Camouflage Resources | Transcript | Site Map | Leopards Home Editor's Picks | Previous Sites | Join Us/E-mail | TV/Web Schedule About NOVA | Teachers | Site Map | Shop | Jobs | Search | To print PBS Online | NOVA Online | WGBH © | Updated November 2000 |