Are Zebra's white with black stripes or black with white stripes?

Question

Are Zebra's white with black stripes or black with white stripes?

Answer 1

Black with white stripes.

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Answer 2

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They are Black with White stripes.

The answer to this question comes down to perspective. Many zoologists would say that a zebra is white because its stripes end towards the belly and the belly is mostly white. Others would say that a zebra is black because if you shaved all the fur off a zebra the skin is mostly black. So it really depends on how you want to look at it.

Horses, while they are not descended from zebras, are related to zebras. Rarely a horse will have faint stripes. From what I can find, only dark horses, never white horses, sometimes have stripes. So, from that line of evidence, it would seem that the zebra is black with white stripes.

Answer 3

White with black stripes.

Answer 4

black with white stripes