Selwo Zebras

The white stripes on their dark body characterise them and distinguish them from their relatives, the horses.

It is still not clear why zebras are striped animals and why they have evolved in this way. There are different theories: from those that claim that the stripes serve to regulate body heat to those that claim that they are a protection against insects and predators, or those that speculate that they may serve to distinguish the different individuals in the group.

Of particular importance is that the pattern of each individual is unique (like the fingerprints of humans, for example), while other distinguishing features are the scent and vocalisations of each individual.