Zebras' thick, black stripes may have evolved to help ... with the prevalence of lions or tsetse flies in the region. These findings suggest that torso stripes may do more to help zebras regulate ...

A nature documentary she watched claimed zebra stripes were a type of camouflage. But camouflage seemed a poor explanation to Cobb in light of her own observations in Africa of lions prowling up ...

There’s fierce competition in the wild, but you're more likely to see lions face off with panthers ... The question,"Why do zebras have stripes?" is one that’s long stumped researchers.

“Even a small mane can be imposing in hot dry climates, where the costs of overheating are great and most male lions have little or no mane,” Patterson said in a Field Museum news article.