Do you know that each zebra species has a different stripe pattern, and no two zebras have exactly the same markings! The Grevy?s zebra has a narrow, loose set of stripes. The mountain zebra has wider stripes compared to the Grevy?s zebra, particularly on its bottom. The plain?s zebra has the widest stripes of them all. In fact, the stripes wrap around from the back to the belly. In the other two kinds of zebras, the belly is mainly white. Some scientists say zebra stripes help camouflage. You must be wondering how something so startlingly black and white fades into the background? Well, they don?t. Apparently, their bold markings break up their body outlines, making it difficult for a predator to know where one zebra ends and the next one begins! Other experts suggest that zebra stripes are like a name tag, helping individual animals recognise and stay in contact with one another.