Hugh Pickens DOT Com (2995471) writes "There have been many explanations for the zebra's impressive stripes including Darwin who thought that the stripes help males and females make sensible choices about whom they mate with. Now Henry Nicholls reports at The Guardian that Tim Caro at the Universit
Behavior. Zebras are mostly active by day, with a peak of activity at dawn and dusk; they seek out shade at midday and rest intermittently during the night. Zebras neigh in a similar fashion to horses, as well as a strange characteristic whinny. Zebras form social units of a group of mares and their offspring, guarded by a dominant stallion.One well-studied reason for zebra stripes is the stripes’ ability to protect zebras from biting flies. Flies are a nuisance for wildlife everywhere. These insects are not just annoying and itchy. If they get into open wounds, they can cause nasty infections. During my time observing zebras in Kenya, I noticed how zebras were almost constantly How do the Zebras in a herd help each other? But the ones shown here are with a herd of wildebeests. By hanging out together, zebras and wildebeests help each other in different ways. For example, zebras eat the tall, tough parts of grasses . And that helps the wildebeests reach the softer, juicier parts of the grass near the ground.