It has long been thought a zebra’s distinctive black and white striping serves as camouflage from predators, but a new study finds that is not the case. Writing in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers ...

For over 100 years the question of why zebras have stripes has proved a perpetual conundrum, even prompting heated debates between revered scientists. However, the common consensus that zebra stripes ...

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 ...