2025 Ig Nobel winner: Japanese researchers who painted zebra-like stripes on cows.

Result: fewer biting flies and calmer animals-pointing to a lower-chemical farm tool.

Silly?

Also smart.

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Kojima T, Oishi K, Matsubara Y, Uchiyama Y, Fukushima Y, Aoki N, et al. (2019) Cows painted with zebra-like striping can avoid biting fly attack. PLoS ONE 14(10): e0223447. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223447

The Ig Nobel Biology Prize goes to Japanese scientists… for painting cows like zebras! 🇯🇵🐄 Black cows with white stripes got 50% fewer fly bites – no pesticides, just paint and creativity. doi.org/10.1371/jour... #IgNobel #Biology #Japan #ZebraCows #FunnyScience