sematic pattern

hair pattern

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use in communicative behaviour

  • polar bear and cubs
    In mammal: Skin and hair

    … or hamadryas baboon, warning (sematic), as seen in the bold pattern of skunks, or concealing (cryptic), perhaps the most common adaptation of pelage colour.

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