A new study suggests that thick black zebra stripes evolved to help these mammals stay cool in the plains of Africa, not to avoid predators and biting flies as previous studies have suggested.

Zebras are remarkable equine mammals distinguished by their iconic black-and-white striped coats. Native to Africa's grasslands and savannas, they are closely related to horses and donkeys but ...

Zebra had been strolling across the Masai Mara , Kenya, when the stunning photograph was taken. Many tourists are not arriving on the Savannah as coronavirus forces holiday cancellations.