Zebras may not be nearly as sneaky as some people thought. A study casts doubt on the idea that those magnificent stripes are used to hide the horse-like creatures from predators. Freelance writer ...

Bird’s nests come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, and they’re built out of all sorts of things. Hummingbirds, for instance, create tiny cups just a couple centimeters wide; sociable weavers in ...

If you’ve always thought of a zebra’s stripes as offering some type of camouflaging protection against predators, it’s time to think again, suggest scientists at the University of Calgary and UC Davis ...

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 ...

Wildlife photographer Ingo Gerlach, from Betzdorf, Luxembourg, captured the image in Kenya’s Masai Mara national park THIS picture of thousands of wildebeests contains one hidden zebra – but can you ...

Most of us think zebra stripes are for camouflage, but a University of Calgary study has found that’s not the case, CBC News Calgary reports. The problem is, we look at zebras through human eyes, said ...

For over 100 years the question of why zebras have stripes has proved a perpetual conundrum, even prompting heated debates between revered scientists. However, the common consensus that zebra stripes ...

Scientists have dispelled a long-held belief about zebras - by claiming their stripes are NOT a form of comouflage. The incredible statement flies in the face of years of debates - much of which began ...

During World War I and World War II, there was this thing called razzle dazzle in the U.S. or dazzle camouflage in the United Kingdom. The effectiveness of the psychedelic pattern is still debated, ...

The striking black and white stripes that adorn zebras do not camouflage the animals from their predators, a new study has found. The striking black and white stripes that adorn zebras do not ...

Those distinctive stripes might not be camouflage after all. JOE PENNEY/Reuters/Corbis How did zebras get their stripes? There’s no way to look back into evolutionary history and pinpoint the reason ...

It's a question that has been debated since the time of Darwin, and now a Calgary researcher is one step closer to answering the age old puzzle: "Why do zebras have stripes?" Contrary to popular ...