• Question: Are zebra's black with white stripes or white with black stripes?

    Asked by nmaciag21 to Amy, Karen, Sarah, Vijay, Will on 19 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Karen Reed

      Karen Reed answered on 19 Jun 2012:

      Another clasic question. I think it used to be thought that zebra’s a white with black stripes, but I think there is now more evidence from embryonic reserach that the default colour is black and the white stripes (and underbelly) arise making it black with white stripes.

    • Photo: Sarah Martin

      Sarah Martin answered on 20 Jun 2012:

      Hi nmaciag21, great question!

      Yup, it’s black with white stripes… and the stripes exist to scare away blood sucking flies!

      Check this out!
      http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16944753

      🙂 Sarah

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