The three species of zebras that live in Africa today are striped , although scientists disagree on whether they are black with white stripes or white with black stripes. In any case, the drawing of the skin of these equidae has a double purpose: it serves as a sign of identity and confusion for predators, since it is difficult for them to distinguish the limits of a specimen within the herd. Only in cases of albinism , the stripes appear in light tones, due to the lack of pigment. In the past there was a subspecies of zebra, the cuaga, which only had stripes on its neck. It became extinct in 1883.
Are there zebras without stripes?
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