Scientists have played down the idea that a zebra relies on its stripes to help it hide from predators.
A new study has suggested that a zebra's stripes might actually be used to help it cool down.
A new study has revealed the strongest evidence yet that the stripes help to deter biting insects.
Researchers believe zebras evolved stripes as a way to help keep blood-sucking flies at bay.
It looks like a donkey but has a zebra's stripes and instincts - meet the zedonk, a cross between a donkey and a zebra.
Jupiter has lost one of its distinctive red stripes and scientists are perplexed as to what happened to it.