A new study shows that zebras living in warmer locations tend to have more stripes than zebras dwelling in cooler areas. Scientists believe the findings will provide a final answer to the question: Why do zebras have stripes? The new research revealed that the stripes may serve in cooling zebras’ skin temperature, while keeping away bloodsucking disease-carrying bugs. Other studies have … [Read more...]
African Zebras have longest-known terrestrial migration
The longest-known terrestrial migration of wildlife has been discovered in Africa. They are zebras. The researchers say they have found several thousand of zebras that cover a distance of more than 300 miles on a regular basis. With the decline in forest lands in light of deforestation and urbanization, animal migrations have increasingly become endangered across the globe. In the dearth … [Read more...]