Zebras are famous for their contrasting black and white stripes—but until very recently no one really knew why they sport their unusual striped pattern. It's a question that's been discussed as far ...

Scientists continue to explore exactly why zebras have stripes. Two contrasting studies led by UC Davis and UCLA actually share much in common. The question of why zebras have stripes is not, so to ...

Looking through the eyes of zebra predators, researchers found no evidence supporting the notion that zebras' black and white stripes are for protective camouflage or that they provide a social ...

Zebras are rather interesting animals known for their elegant black-and-white stripes, but there's far more to these animals that does not look so dazzling. They originate from Africa and are really ...

Why do zebras have stripes? Contrary to what's often assumed, the black-and-white bands aren't used for camouflage. According to the traditional theory, stripes allow a zebra to hide against ...

How did the zebra get its stripes? It sounds like the theme for a “Just So” story that Rudyard Kipling never got around to writing. You would think that someone would have come up with the definitive ...

In the rolling green hills of Kenya’s Rift Valley, the search is on for one of the rarest of all zebras, the elusive Grevy’s zebra. It’s one of Kenya’s most critically endangered species, and ...

How did the zebra get its stripes? One African account says the animal donned a tight black suit that quickly ripped, revealing the pale skin beneath. But a story by Kipling credits the stripes to the ...

Zebras’ stripes have baffled biologists since Charles Darwin. Many hypotheses have been proposed regarding their purpose, but despite hundreds of years of study, there remains disagreement. In an ...