It takes more than black and gold cells to create black and gold stripes. When a mutation causes zebrafish to lose their blue and silver pigment cells, spots form across the body. Our model ...

How the zebra got its stripes is a perennial ... transmission by these blood-sucking insects.' There are several possible explanations as to why zebras have black and white stripes, but a ...

The black-and-white beasts evolved their distinctive coat to help them dodge blood-sucking parasites on the plains of Africa. Previously, it was thought stripes helped zebras camouflage and hide ...

The striking black and white stripes that adorn zebras are designed to ward off blood-sucking flies, a new study has found, solving the mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries.