• Question: Are zebras white with black stripes, or black with white stripes?

    Asked by wizzyg12 to Kate, Claire, Matt, Rob, Sam on 20 Jun 2013. This question was also asked by hannahbash.
    • Photo: Kate Husband

      Kate Husband answered on 20 Jun 2013:

      You’ve got me googling zebras at work now! I’m not sure I can answer this. Maybe ask someone in the Animal Behaviour zone.

    • Photo: Sam Geen

      Sam Geen answered on 20 Jun 2013:

      So here’s what the internet says: (http://science.howstuffworks.com/zoology/mammals/zebra-stripes1.htm, if you’re interested)

      Apparently zebras are “black with white stripes”. What this means is that the natural colour of the fur is black. But certain chemicals inhibit (stop) the production of the black colour, causing white stripes INDIE ROCK JOKE AWAAAY (and apparently the White Stripes broke up in 2011, so I have no idea if you know who they are. Eh.)

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