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 ...

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?

LONDON (AP) — Zebra stripes are dazzling — particularly to flies. That's the conclusion of scientists from the University of Bristol and the University of California at Davis who dressed horses in ...

LONDON (AP) — Zebra stripes are dazzling — particularly to flies. That's the conclusion of scientists from the University of Bristol and the University of California at Davis who dressed horses in ...

An 85-year-old inspired by Rudyard Kipling has had her first academic paper published explaining why the iconic zebra has stripes. And she discovered that they help to keep the animal cool in the hot ...

It’s a question that’s baffled scientists for years, but now experts believe they know why zebras have stripes. In a new study, researchers from the University of Bristol have revealed that the ...