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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsIs a Zebra white with black stripes or black with white stripes???? Anyone know,? If I knew I wouldn't be asking
PoindexterOglethorpe
(26,727 posts)Actually, it's reasonably obvious if you look at zebra photos.
On edit: I Google it, which I should have before I posted. According to the interwebs they really are black with white stripes, and their skin is black.
Thanks for helping me learn something new.
debm55
(36,011 posts)AnnaLee
(1,157 posts)Have you ever tried to paint over black with white without it showing through in places? Gotta be smart and do black on top of white to be safe.
debm55
(36,011 posts)unblock
(54,151 posts)sinkingfeeling
(52,993 posts)Beneath all that fur, zebras have black skin, too. A shaved zebra, without any stripes, could be almost unrecognizable as an all-black animal.
https://www.britannica.com/story/are-zebras-white-with-black-stripes-or-black-with-white-stripes
debm55
(36,011 posts)TommieMommy
(1,098 posts)Oops they are black with white stripes. 👍
debm55
(36,011 posts)riversedge
(73,126 posts)not know this till a decade or so ago when my nephew brought it at a birthday party. Needless to say it caused a lot of discussion and or disagreements.
So--my 12 yr old nephew-at that time had a very good birthday--.
debm55
(36,011 posts)Metaphorical
(2,308 posts)shares a lot of characteristics with Zebras, including the black manes and predominantly darker coats, and they have white stripes on their hind legs and belly. Horses like Lipperzanners have been bred specifically for the white coloring, but they come with a host of genetic problems because of it.
debm55
(36,011 posts)Harker
(14,934 posts)debm55
(36,011 posts)WestMichRad
(1,810 posts)Potato, potahto
Lets call the whole thing off