The zebra’s stripes represent one of nature’s most fascinating examples of evolutionary adaptation, providing these equids with multiple survival advantages. From visual confusion to temperature ...

Zebra in African safari. Image by Openverse. The uniqueness of zebra stripes has proven invaluable to wildlife researchers and conservationists. Much as police use fingerprint databases to identify ...

A runaway zebra has captured the internet’s attention after escaping in Rutherford County. While he remains on the loose, his companion “Stripes” is safe at a local stable as the search ...

What makes this illusion so difficult is the visual confusion caused by the repetitive zebra stripes. With so many similar patterns, our brains naturally try to group elements together, often missing ...

Imagine standing on the golden plains of Africa, the sun blazing overhead, and across the savanna, herds of striking ...

Zebras are often recognized for their stripes, which vary between species and individuals. Each zebra has a unique pattern, similar to a human fingerprint. The stripes serve several potential ...

You likely won’t see the NFL lose its stripes anytime soon. "At this point, it's kind of embedded in the visual foundation of the game. You know, if you had NFL refs out there wearing anything other ...

But researchers still don’t actually know why the stripes work. Most theories suggest some visual illusion. Perhaps, up close, the stripes affect how biting flies perceive a zebra’s motion.

All participants were experienced with long cane guided walking. Once trained, experimenters led the participant to the crosswalk texture plate and aligned them so the crosswalk signal and zebra ...