There’s fierce competition in the wild, but you're more likely to see lions face off with panthers on the gridiron than in the great outdoors. So why do zebras masquerade as NFL referees in the wild?

About 30 miles north of the equator, in central Kenya, Kaia Tombak and her colleagues stood beside a plexiglass box. Tombak, who studies the evolution of animals’ social behavior, was dressed for the ...

A new study suggests that zebras’ black and white stripes function to help the animals to control their temperature. The research also points to a new a mechanism for how this control of body ...

The zebra’s distinctive appearance has been the source of much scientific debate, from its role in predator confusion, to how it can to deter horsefly bites. And recently, it was found that the ...

Here are six facts about zebras that may help you see them in a different light.

It is one of the oldest and most popular questions in the animal kingdom: are zebras white with black stripes, or black with ...