Zebras’ black-and-white stripes are one of nature’s most distinctive patterns, sparking curiosity and debate for generations.

At a distance, the zebra's stripes made no difference, and the horse flies began circling the zebras and horses alike. However, when the horse flies got closer to the zebras, they failed to slow ...

It’s not what color a zebra’s stripes are, it's what they do with them that counts. Theories about why the African equids have stripes abound, but a new study in Kenya is the first on live zebras.

The researchers noted that at further than 50 meters in daylight or 30 meters at twilight, a zebra’s stripes are easily seen by humans, but not so for would-be predators.

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 ...

The question of why zebras have stripes is not, so to speak, black and white. In the online journal Royal Society Open Science, University of California, Davis, professor Tim Caro and Cal State Long ...

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 ...

In an optical illusion called the barber pole, diagonal stripes appear to move up or down, depending on which way the pole is rotating. Something similar could be happening as flies approach zebra ...

The zebra’s striking black and white stripes have long mystified biologists. Over the past few decades, scientists have devised numerous theories to explain the pattern’s bizarre existence ...

Black stripes get hotter than white, so you get faster or slower air currents over the zebra's skin. That creates eddies, or air swirls, to cool the zebra, maybe as it runs from a lion.

How the Zebra Got Its Stripes, According to Science Rather than acting as camouflage or social signals, zebra stripes seem to deter biting flies Rachel Nuwer April 3, 2014 ...