A zebra foal named Tira drew immediate attention in Kenya’s Maasai Mara when he showed up with white spots instead of stripes. The pattern isn’t a trick of the light or a research tag—it’s a rare ...

A couple years ago, I shared an elegant study about the reasons that zebras are striped (more here). In short, that study found that horseflies (tabanids) and the deadly diseases they transmit were ...

Zebras aren’t just known for their eye-catching black-and-white stripes—they're complex, intelligent, and social animals that play a vital role in the wild. From their distinctive patterns to their ...