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Here’s an interesting fact: No two zebra’s stripes are the same pattern- just like no two human fingerprints are the same! While all these theories make sense, scientists are still looking for one fixed answer to this question and until then the zebras can go on grazing in the Savanna with their wonderfully mysterious stripes. The zebra warm when needed, the white stripes can reflect heat and help cool Its a theory that has been proposed in the past, alongside. Behind-the-scenes on a 60 Minutes safari 21 photos. While the black coloured stripes can help absorb heat and keep And so, by giving them stripes, evolution gave the upper hand back to the zebras. Organism maintain its body temperature) can also be one of the uses of a Scientists, flies do not easily recognise stripped surfaces. They carry diseases which can prove to be harmful to zebras.īut what do stripes have to do with flies? For a reason still not known by The tsetse flies are one of the most prominent species ofįlies in Africa. Stripes have something to do with tsetse flies that occupy Africa and Two more popular theories regarding zebra This confuses the predators, thus making it difficult for them to pick out one 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. Together in a herds their similar stripes make them appear as one large animal. Many African animals sport some stripes on their. That one of the reasons why zebras have stripes is that when they travel Zebras' thick, black stripes may have evolved to help these iconic creatures stay cool in the midday African heat, a new study suggests. However, this theory is being debated by zoologists as studies have shown that other animals in Africa have not developed stripes to avert predators.Īre a few more theories as to why zebras have stripes. Due to the lions not being able to see the colours of the surrounding properly, the stripes help the zebras blend in with surroundings, thus making it difficult or the lion to spot the zebras. The black and white stripes of zebras can be considered as a camouflage to help it hide from the lion. Lions eyes have a larger number of rods than cones that is why the are not able to see as much of colour as humans do thus, they can be considered colour blind. Rods oversee the black and white vision while cones are responsible for helping us see colour. Eyes have two types or receptor cells rods as well as cones. Have more to do than influence new glamorous fashion trends.Īs we all know the zebra’s main predator is another majestic creature found in Africa, the lion. That might not suit the zebra’s social personality. Of the Equidae clan, zebras would probably resemble its cousin the donkey and White stripes? Without these stripes, which provide some style to this member Written by Aashna Gayatri Nayyar- A grade 9 student.Ĭan you imagine a zebra without its black and
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