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Why do quolls have patterns?

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The coat of a quoll has patterns for the same reason the coats of other predators have patterns: to enable them to camouflage and therefore take their prey by surprise. Quolls are nocturnal, hunting by night, and their spotted coat effectively camouflages them amidst the dappled moonlight coming through the trees and the bushland which they inhabit.

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