Author: Rivka Galchen
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How the Tiger Really Got His Stripes
The New Yorker • 04 Feb 2025 • ~2100 words
Scientists are getting closer to figuring out what determines the patterns that animals wear. Rivka Galchen’s story takes a look into how research is progressing with two examples, the patterned skin of boxfish and the stripes of African striped mice.