Zebra mbuna (a species of cichlid fish) and stingrays can add and subtract one from the numbers one to five, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. The findings highlight that the ...

Why do zebras have stripes? A study published in PLOS ONE today [Wednesday 20 February] takes us another step closer to answering this puzzling question and to understanding how stripes actually work.

A zebra named Kurtsie and a giraffe named Bakari form an unlikely friendship at Wild Adventures Theme Park in Valdosta, Georgia. Animal care specialists Sarah Plain and Donald Spiller discuss their ...

Why do zebras have stripes? To hide from predators? To stay cool? To attract a mate? These are questions that have long baffled zoologists, but researchers at the University of Bristol and UC Davis, ...

Two closely related species, the endangered Grevy's zebra of Africa -- the largest surviving wild equid -- and the onager, a wild ass of Asia have radically different social behaviors and community ...