ByJennifer Welshabout 11 hours ago

It’s a black-and-white issue.

https://www.livescience.com/zebras-black-and-white

Zebras have distinctive black-and-white hides, and the stripes are unique to each individual.(Image credit: Manoj Shah via Getty Images)

Zebras are iconic for their distinctive coats, but have you ever wondered whetherzebrasare white with black stripes or black with white stripes?

The stunning black-and-white coloration of the zebra’s hide stands out in stark contrast with the dry, brown-and-green, treeless grasslands and savannah woodlands of their home territories of East and southern Africa, according to theAfrican Wildlife Foundation.

These stripes are unique to each individual. There are three zebra species living today — the plains zebra (Equus quagga), the mountain zebra (E. zebra) and the Grevy’s zebra (E. grevyi) — and each of those species has a different striping pattern, too. For some, the darker portions of their hide…