Sparrows are difficult to identify, but the black and white zebra-stripe pattern on the head of the White-crowned Sparrow eases the difficulty. (Wolfgang Wander ...

Scientists think they know how zebras got their stripes – and the answer is far from black and white. They say that despite usually being thought of as camouflage, the stripes more likely evolved to ...

With its black and white fur and fluffy mane, the zebra is one of the most distinctive creatures in the animal kingdom. But how exactly did the zebra get its stripes? Scientists from the University of ...