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 ...

To human eyes their distinctive black and white stripes seem to offer little camouflage in the drab surroundings of the African Savannah. But it seems the conspicuous patterns of zebra do not fool the ...

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 ...

Rudyard Kipling playfully wrote that zebras stripes were due to "the slippery-slidy shadows of the trees" falling on its body but are scientists getting closer to the truth? In February 2019, at a ...

How did the zebra and the squirrel get their stripes? The answer depends on who you ask or what you read. There are several charming stories about this. On a more serious note, this question has ...

The striking black and white stripes that adorn zebras do not camouflage the animals from their predators, a new study has found. The striking black and white stripes that adorn zebras do not ...

If you've always thought of a zebra's stripes as offering some type of camouflaging protection against predators, it's time to think again, suggest scientists at the University of Calgary and UC Davis ...