Japanese scientists who painted cows with zebra stripes to keep flies at bay have been awarded a parody Nobel Prize.

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Cows painted with zebra stripes can deter biting flies better, 2025 Ig Nobel Prize in Biology winners show.

A team of Japanese researchers has been honored with an Ig Nobel Prize for its study which was aimed at finding out whether cows painted with zebra-like stripes could avoid being bitten by flies.

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This year's slate of Ig Nobel Prize winners include researchers who painted cows like zebras and a team who analyzed the pizza preferences of lizards.

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A team of researchers from Japan wondered if painting cows with zebralike stripes would prevent flies from biting them.