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		yread on Feb 20, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Alan Turing's 1950s tiger stripe theory proved I am quite surprised that such a simple question of why does a tiger have stripes (which kids are asking all the time) went so long unanswered. I wonder how many questions like this are there?

pja on Feb 20, 2012 [–]

This doesn't explain why a tiger has stripes. It explains how a tiger has stripes.

Shorel on Feb 20, 2012 | [–]

True.

The why seems simpler: camouflage.

yread on Feb 21, 2012 | | [–]

why

1.

for what? for what reason, cause, or purpose? [1]

I am talking about cause and you're talking about purpose. I think we can both ask why

[1] http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/why

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