View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Many a fable and tale propose preposterous theories about how the zebra got its stripes, but now science has finally provided a possible answer.

It's a compact little plant, topping out at around ... the stems boast an interesting white striped pattern, hence the zebra ...

This story appears in the July 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. If a zebra zigs, will its stripes make a predator zag? That’s the idea behind motion dazzle, a century-old hypothesis ...

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Stripes keep them cool Their stripes serve more than an aesthetic purpose. They help manage the temperature of the zebra's body. Scientists believe it is air currents that help keep the zebras ...