Respected international scientist, Dr Klaus L E Kaiser, issues words of caution in the wake of the Zika virus and concerns over mosquito-caused infectious diseases and ‘dangerous’ climate change. Kaiser writes:
Just in case you feel a need for being on the lam, nature has a tip for you! Whether you’re hiding out in the bush or mingling with the downtown (abbey ??) crowd, you ought to wear the old-fashioned zebra-type striped garb. You know what I mean, the kind of garb that was common in certain government institutions, like in the picture nearby.
After all, as was recently reported in the journal PLOS ONE in an article entitled “Zebra Stripes through the Eyes of Their Predators, Zebras, and Humans,” it seems to be particularly important in the African savannah to avoid not only them nasty lions but, more importantly, blood-sucking insects, like mosquitos.