Zebra stripes, besides looking very cool, help to ward off biting flies, a new study finds. The research, published in Nature Communications, negates the popular theory that zebra stripes evolved ...

Katie Holmes shows off her edgy style as she rocks a nose ring and zebra-stripe heels at the launch of Santa Margherita Rosé in New York City By SONIA HORON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM ...

A Plains zebra foal they've named Atlas was born Saturday in the habitat at Expedition Africa. Born to mother Calypso and ...

Rudyard Kipling may have answered how the leopard got its spots and the camel its hump, but he never explained the zebra's stripes. A new study helps fill in the void, this time with actual data ...

The Oklahoma City Zoo welcomed a new member to its animal family with the birth of a Plains zebra foal. The foal was born on ...

Their comprehensive study found zebra stripes effectively repel bloodthirsty, biting flies, many of which carry lethal diseases. Despite having the why of it all, the team couldn't help but wonder ...

Debate has long raged over the reasons for a zebra’s stripes. A new study has shed further light on this topic, uncovering new evidence that suggests the stripes are indeed used to help zebras ...

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 ...

2- Their stripes have evolved to keep the biting insects away- the monochrome pattern seems to throw off the visual systems of flies. 3- A zebra’s stripy coat prevents the animal from ...

Conventional wisdom says a zebra's black-and-white stripes camouflage the animal in tall grass—the better to evade the colorblind lion. But a new study says the pattern scrambles the vision of a ...

News in Science How the zebra earned its stripes Wednesday, 2 April 2014 AFP The correlation between reduced biting-fly nuisance and stripes is 'significant', say researchers (iStockphoto: cyberman72) ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KSWO) - The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden has announced the birth of a Plains zebra. According to the ...