For example, zebra print pairs wonderfully with solid colors, or as an accent in a color drenched room. Even some bolder, organic patterns, like florals can work if the colors are complementary.

How did the zebra get its stripes? The answer may be a gene called Agouti, which the scientists have found governs color patterns in deer mice, the most widespread mammal in North America.

So if a zebra's stripes aren't used for camouflage, what are they for? One possibility is that banding patterns are used to recognize members of the same species at a distance.

The pale hair colour in Dun horses does not affect all parts of the body; most Dun horses have a dark stripe along their back, and often show zebra-like leg stripes.

Horseflies misjudge landings on zebra patterns, compared with solid gray or black surfaces, which provides evidence for why evolution came up with the black-and-white pattern.

Zebra Stripes, Leopard Prints and a Horse of a Different Color: A How-to Guide on Mixing Patterns. By Kit Hamlen | February 26, 2015 | 9:30am. Style Features.

The baby zebra, which has been named Tira, in fact has a genetic condition known as “pseudomelanism,” which causes abnormalities in zebra stripe patterns, as Ren Larison, a biologist at the ...

Zebras with normal stripe patterns roam free in Pilanesberg National Park near Sun City, South Africa. Prof. Brenda Larison says she is concerned about the impacts of human activity on zebra ...