2007-01-02 05:38:21 · 20 answers · asked by Harshil 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
It depends on how many stripes of each it has. if it has more black stripes, its black with white strpes. if it has more white stripes, its white with black stripes. i personally think its black with white, not white with black.
2007-01-02 05:42:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is the zebra a white animal with black stripes, or a black animal with white stripes? My dictionary says that they have "black or dark-brown stripes on a whitish background." And, zebras sometimes have a light-colored belly with no stripes (usually the belly is striped, too). That would seem to settle the above question, although my encyclopedias mention black (or dark brown) and white stripes, and do not mention any background.
A light-colored belly is not very strong evidence, as many animals, of many colors and species have light-colored bellies. It is not a strong indication of the true color of such animals. So, a zebra may be black with white stripes, and sometimes have a light-colored belly.
Horses, while they are not descended from zebras, are related to zebras. Rarely a horse will have faint stripes. From what I can find, only dark horses, never white horses, sometimes have stripes. So, from that line of evidence, it would seem that the zebra is black with white stripes.
2007-01-02 05:42:46 · answer #2 · answered by Meli 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you take the whole skin of a zebra, a significant majority of it is white so it could be said that they are white with black stripes. That said, let's not forget that many zebra have brown and white stripes (we shouldn't be colorist about this!).
I suspect that there is no authoratative answer to this question other than to hold that they are simply multi-colored.
2007-01-02 07:08:04 · answer #3 · answered by Chris W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some Zebra's are white with black stripes and then some are black with white stripes. how's that for an answer!!! :P
2007-01-02 05:41:42 · answer #4 · answered by åߪõ£úţέ мåŷá 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Embryologically they are whitish animals on which black stripes develop. The spacing and number of the black stripes depends on the timing of the development.
2007-01-02 07:30:22 · answer #5 · answered by Greth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both
http://www.shoarns.com/Hartmanns%20Zebra%20web%20ma_Aug_20052099-08-03_14-02-03.jpg
2007-01-02 05:44:05 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good question ... our neighbors have some ...and some of them look like they are white with black stripes .... and some look black with white stripes ....so really the answer to your question is both.
Hope this helps you.
2007-01-02 05:47:55 · answer #7 · answered by ~*common sense*~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume that since their skin is black, they are black with white stripes.
2007-01-02 06:27:19 · answer #8 · answered by cve5190 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't have stripes - they are a combination of black and white coloring.
2007-01-02 05:42:21 · answer #9 · answered by K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are white with black stripes. Period.
2007-01-02 07:02:32 · answer #10 · answered by kherome 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋