Zebra

Japanese researchers showed that painting zebra-like stripes on Wagyu cows repels biting flies, earning them the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize in biology

Updated On: 19 Sep 2025 | 2:35 PM IST

Worldwide Zebra Day attempts to raise public awareness concerning strategies through which people can add to the protection of this species and the significance of zebra preservation

Updated On: 31 Jan 2024 | 11:43 AM IST

A study finds that the stripes set up an optical illusion that disrupts the expected pattern of movement the fly experiences as it approaches the zebra

Updated On: 21 Feb 2019 | 12:40 PM IST

A research provides new evidence for the theory that zebras evolved dichromatic striped coats to evade biting flies and has considerable implications for the horse industry

Updated On: 21 Feb 2019 | 12:04 PM IST