Scientists painted black cows with white stripes to test fly deterrence. Striped cattle attracted about half as many biting ...

For decades, farmers have used pesticides to protect livestock from biting flies, but what if a paintbrush could do part of ...

About 30 miles north of the equator, in central Kenya, Kaia Tombak and her colleagues stood beside a plexiglass box. Tombak, who studies the evolution of animals’ social behavior, was dressed for the ...

A Japanese research team's experiment involving disguising a cow as a zebra to fend off bloodthirsty insects received the ...

Researchers at the University of Bristol have found why zebra fur is thinly striped and sharply outlined. Their findings, published Feb. 17 in the Journal of Experimental Biology, reveal that stark ...

The zebra’s distinctive appearance has been the source of much scientific debate, from its role in predator confusion, to how it can to deter horsefly bites. And recently, it was found that the ...

There's fierce competition in the wild, but you're more likely to see lions face off with panthers on the gridiron than in the great outdoors. So why do zebras masquerade as NFL referees in the wild?