Is a zebra black with white stripes or white with black stripes?

Question

Is a zebra black with white stripes or white with black stripes?

Answer 1

Zebras are considered to be black animals with white stripes. The hair of the black stripes on zebras is longer than the white stripe’s hair. In the wild there have been sightings of black or mostly black animals with splotched white coats. This indicates that near-to-black was a primitive coat color, but now it is a recessive coloration.

Answer 2

Well, does it make a difference???? NO, so why bother man, just chose what u like........tata

Answer 3

I think that the skin of the zebra is actually striped, making the hair different colors.  I know it is this way with a tiger, so i would think the same for a zebra

Answer 4

A zebra is black with white stripes. I saw it on the discovery channel once.

Answer 5

You're racist!

Answer 6

both hahaha

Answer 7

Zebras (members of the horse family), are native to central and southern Africa. They are black with white vertical stripes on the head, neck, forequarters, and main body, usually with horizontal stripes at the rear and on the legs of the animal.

Gould, S. J. (1983) Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes: Further Reflections in Natural History. New York: W. W. Norton and Company.

In particular refer to Chapter 29: How the Zebra Gets Its Stripes. One of the strongest pieces of evidence for black with white stripes, rather than white with black stripes comes from abnormal zebras where the 'stripes' form as dots and blotches rather than lines. These appear as white blotches on a black background, which is only understandable if it is normally a black animal with white stripes.

Answer 8

in the movie Madagascar Marty's was black with white strips

Answer 9

White with black.

Answer 10

I like this question its very confusing though lol. Heres one for ya, whats black and white and red all over?? Could be a newspaper or a sunburnt zebra! :-)

PLEASE pick me for the 10 points thanks!

Answer 11

thats cool...lolz!!! I think its white with black stripes..

Answer 12

does this matter?

Answer 13

a zebera is purple w/ green stripes

god freakin idiot!!!