Zebras are known for their distinctive stripes and now researchers know why the animals have these strange markings. Camouflage was thought to be the reason zebras developed striped bodies. There is ...

More than 70 years ago, mathematician Alan Turing proposed a mechanism that explained how patterns could emerge from bland uniformity. Scientists are still using his model—and adding new twists—to ...

Maryland officials have unveiled a new plan to capture two missing zebras that escaped from a private farm over a month ago, and it involves using the help of even more of the striped animals. The ...

Zebras are distinct because of their black and white striped coats. What's fascinating about these striped coats is that they come in different patterns that are unique to each zebra. Scientists have ...

Philadelphia is more than a one-horse town — it’s a two-zebra city. The streets of Philadelphia became a circus after two zebras broke loose and ran through the city. The zebras escaped from the ...

For Rudyard Kipling, the answer of how zebras got their stripes was simple: to hide from predators in the dark and dappled forest of the High Veldt in Africa. But now there's a more scientific ...

There’s one less free-range zebra on the loose in Maryland. One of the three striped animals that broke out of a private farm in August has been found dead, caught in an illegal snare trap. A zebras ...