Why does a zebra have stripes? People who live near the African animals have probably been asking that question for quite a long time. Since the 1800s, scientists have come up with four main ...

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 ...

You're right. An animal that takes advantage of disruptive coloration uses spots, stripes, or other patterns to "break up" their body outline so that predatory animals won't see the contours of an ...

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 ...