What’s black, white and striped all over — except for its head? Horses wearing zebra coats on a farm in Britain. They were dressed for studies investigating a mystery that has puzzled scientists for more than a century. It’s been called camouflage to confuse big predators, an identity signal to other zebras and a kind of wearable air conditioner. Now most scientists agree that the function of a zebra’s stripes is to ward off biting flies that can carry deadly diseases.

Source: New York Times February 20, 2019 18:56 UTC