A mind-bending optical illusion challenges viewers to find a cleverly concealed piano amidst a dazzling herd of zebras. The ...

Research suggests zebras may use stripes for temperature regulation. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- A gangrene-inducing bite in Africa, 40 years of curiosity, and backyard ...

Beyond the evolution of stripes, this new research may also prove zebras have developed a keen understanding of how biting flies land. The researchers “directly observed zebra and horse behavior ...

The Grévy's zebra has narrower stripes on its face and more brown in its muzzle. There have been many explanations over the years for why zebras have stripes, some more satisfactory than others.

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 ...

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 ...

Zebras' thick, black stripes may have evolved to help these iconic creatures stay cool in the midday African heat, a new study suggests.

Zebras likely evolved to have stripes in order to avert attacks from biting flies, a study, published Wednesday in the Public Library of Science ONE scientific journal, states.

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 ...

Benefits of zebra stripes: Behaviour of tabanid flies around zebras and horses. PLOS ONE, 2019; 14 (2): e0210831 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210831 ...