• Question: are zebras black with white stripes or white with black stripes ?

    Asked by to James, Natalie, Shaylon on 26 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
    • Photo: James Bell

      James Bell answered on 26 Jun 2014:

      I think zebras are white, with black stripes because often the black stripes don’t meet in the middle and they have white stomachs!

      Different zebra species have different stripe patterns though – some species will have thicker black stripes than others so it’s easy to argue both ways

    • Photo: Shaylon Stolk

      Shaylon Stolk answered on 26 Jun 2014:

      Zebras actually have black skin. (http://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/zebra-stripes1.htm)
      The stripes are formed by areas of white and black hair on that black background.

      Each individual zebra has a unique pattern of stripes, much like a human fingerprint.

    • Photo: Natalie Pilakouta

      Natalie Pilakouta answered on 26 Jun 2014:

      There are three species of zebras and their colouration differs a bit, but if I had to pick one of those two options I would say that they are white with black stripes because some of them have a lot of white on their bellies or on their legs.

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