Is the zebra a black line on a white background, or a white line on a black background?

Zebras are only found on the African continent and are a specialty of East Africa. Its black and white lines are dazzling and confusing; Whether it is white on a black background or black on a white background often arouses the suspicion of black and white people (although scholars' research supports the former view, that is, white lines on a black background). Black and white are distinct, what is its function?

It has aroused people's incomprehension and curiosity, so many experts have also made the following explanations through research - when the sun shines on the endless grassland, it often makes the ground objects produce hot smoke curling and blurred images. The same goes for the black and white stripes of zebras, which have a similar effect when exposed to sunlight, especially when moving in a herd. This camouflage is known as color dispersion.

In World War II, some ships were also painted with black and white stripes for camouflage, I don't know if they imitated the Zebra as a division! Of course, this statement is from the perspective of human beings, and from the perspective of animals, the truth of this statement can be debated in another way! The extant zebras can be distinguished by their body and tail stripes.

The plain zebra (there are several subspecies) is impressive, with broad black and white stripes on its body, interspersed with brown fine stripes. Mountain zebra, small in size, with black and white stripes on the upper part of the rump widely spaced. The Gleeway zebra is the largest, with stripes all over its body (no on the abdomen and inner thighs) except for a wide neck, which is narrow and dense, and its ears are very large and conical.

It is a white line on a black background, because its mouth and tail, the base of its thighs, and its hooves are all black, so black is its main color, and the white part is used as a line and the black part to match each other to confuse the enemy.

White stripes on a black background. Zebras are black**, black-haired and white-haired animals. In addition to the common black and white stripes, some species of zebras have brown "shadow stripes" between black and white stripes, such as the Bryde's zebra (Equus quagga burchelli), a subspecies of the plains zebra.

Although the black and white markings of zebras are very eye-catching to the human eye, for predators with only black and white vision, black and white stripes help to break up the outer contour and make it difficult for predators to lock onto the individual, and there is more evidence that the black and white markings can make pests such as tsetse flies less parasitic on them.

The black and white stripes also regulate the body's temperature and form a natural air conditioning system, because white reflects light and cools down, while black absorbs light and heats up. Zebra markings are mainly vertical on the head, neck, and front half of the body, while the markings on the back half of the body and feet are horizontal.

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Zebra is a black horse with white stripes Scientists shaved all the zebra hair and found that it was ** black!

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In my memory, it's black stripes on a white background.

White stripes on a black background. Although zebras were mistaken for white** and black stripes in the past, in fact, zebras are black**, black-haired and white-haired animals. In addition to the common black and white stripes, some species of zebras have brown "shadow stripes" between black and white stripes, such as the Bryde's zebra (Equus quagga burchelli), a subspecies of the plains zebra.

The texture of each zebra is also not exactly the same, so that they can recognize the identity of their zebra. The markings also have the effect of attracting the attention of the opposite sex, and the texture of the injured zebra can be a bit messy, so they can refer to the markings of the mate to judge the health of the other person when choosing a mate.