Testing References

To test whether zebra stripes prevent biting fly attacks, [1] painted cows with black-and-white, black-only, and no stripes and recorded the number of fly repelling behaviors and flies on the body and legs.

To test how Egyptian fruit bats are affected by ethanol (which occurs naturally in fruit), researchers gave Egyptian fruit bats ethanol-rich and ethanol-free food, finding that flight speed, echolocation calls, and behavior were negatively impacted by the presence of ethanol ([2]).

References

[1]

T. Kojima et al., “Cows painted with zebra-like striping can avoid biting fly attack,” PLOS ONE, vol. 14, no. 10, p. e0223447, Oct. 2019, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223447.

[2]

F. Sánchez, M. Melcón, C. Korine, and B. Pinshow, “Ethanol ingestion affects flight performance and echolocation in egyptian fruit bats,” Behavioural Processes, vol. 84, no. 2, pp. 555–558, Jun. 2010, doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2010.02.006.