/oss/taxonomy/term/6527/all en /oss/article/environment-did-you-know/when-it-comes-avoiding-flies-stripes-are-solids-are-out <p>Fairy tales about the origin of zebra stripes are abundant. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191031-the-truth-behind-why-zebras-have-stripes">Some</a> blame sunlight filtered through tree leaves for tanning the zebras hide, <a href="https://www.isd742.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=9421&dataid=8855&FileName=Comprehension%20Worksheet%20103-105.pdf">others</a> claim the dark lines are scorch marks, acquired after stumbling into fire during a fight with a baboon. Scientists’ ideas of the stripes’ origins are less fanciful, but no less varied.</p> Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0000 Ada McVean M.Sc. 9303 at /oss