A zebra foal named Tira drew immediate attention in Kenya’s Maasai Mara when he showed up with white spots instead of stripes ...

(Nanowerk News) “Stripy zebra, spotty leopard, …”. Kids never become bored pinpointing animals based on their unique body patterns. While it is fascinating that living creatures develop distinct ...

Mystery of zebra stripes solved: Black and white pattern confuses flies to stop them landing on their skin Stripes are particularly thin on the lower leg and close to the head These are areas were ...

Patterns on animal skin, such as zebra stripes and poison frog colour patches, serve various biological functions, including temperature regulation, camouflage and warning signals.

Patterns on animal skin, such as zebra stripes and poison frog color patches, serve various biological functions, including temperature regulation, camouflage and warning signals.

Pattern formation is a classic example of one of nature's wonders that scientists have pondered for centuries. Around 1952, the famous mathematician Alan Turing (father of modern computers) came ...

POWER STRIPES An unusual head-to-head test of ideas about the function of zebra stripes finds little support for some cherished old notions and only one winner: defense against biting flies.