You may have seen the zebra, but have you ever thought that the skin color of this animal is white and the stripes are black or the skin is black and the stripes are white?
This sounds like a philosophical question, but science has given a very interesting answer.
The skin under the zebra's skin is black, but that does not mean that the black or white color of the stripes has anything to do with it.
Most of the zebra's hair is white, including the abdomen and the inner part of the leg, where the ends of the stripes are visible.
This suggests that the color of the skin is white and the stripes are black, but according to LiveScience, this is a misconception.
The real answer is hidden in cells called melanocytes.
These cells make the pigment hormone melanin, which determines the color of the hair and skin of zebras and all living things.
When the zebra's skin grows, the melanocytes order the roots to decide whether the hair color should be light or dark, based on the body parts.
These cells form a dark melanin with high melanin, which gives us a distinctive zebra pattern.
Zebra's white hair does not contain melanin and is made up of melanocytes that turn off.
Simply put, zebra's growing hair is naturally black which gives the animal white stripes with black skin.
This is the answer to the mystery of the zebra's stripes. Scientists still do not know what these strips are for.
A common misconception is that it helps zebras to confuse predators.
One study also supported the idea that these bandages help keep insects away, while the stylish style is an added bonus.
