Passage Summary: Big cats usually have fur patterns that help them hide in their environments—spots for forests and plain coats for open plains—but cheetahs are weird because they have spots despite living in the open savannah.

Reasoning: No reasoning (Fact Set).

Analysis: The paradox here is the mismatch between a general biological rule (camouflage matching habitat) and the specific case of the cheetah. We are told spots belong in 'dappled' forests, yet the cheetah is spotted in a 'plain' savannah. To resolve this, look for an answer that explains why spots are actually an advantage in the savannah or why the cheetah's specific hunting style requires that pattern regardless of the background. We need a reason why the 'anomaly' isn't actually a mistake of nature.