Why Do Zebras Have Stripes?

Is a zebra's striped coat just a fashion statement? Turns out a zebra's stripes actually serve a very useful function!
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[@JoshuaBurton110213]

I always thought the stripes were to confuse predators. When the herd runs, just imagine the stripes crossing everywhere. Ya I'd be one of those "which way did he go, George" guys. Ha

[@patrickroelant5171]

It's purple with magenta poka dots

[@lebking95]

I Second this

[@drawgraphicchannel]

Dang! I felt inlove with this girl!

[@jellie2492]

tsk tsk its black with white stripes if you would have stuck around for the end of video you would have heard her say that

[@theresah.jackson6164]

oop

[@darkninjamandelta]

I always thought it was white with black strips ah well :c

[@qubicx]

Black with white stripes... the video is still going on... and I was correct.

[@toontownrules413]

I was thinking black with white stripes. It really does pay to watch the video to the end!

[@Miikhiel]

Catie: "Zebras are actually black with white stripes." All my life I've been living a lie.

[@jshaolin0]

well, I guess that means Chris Rock was the most accurate choice for Marty in Madagascar! :3

[@theresah.jackson6164]

yesh

[@mysticaljackal88]

CATIE WE LOVE YOU!! !_!

[@lunalovefelinesaj8438]

All this time......... ...i thought that zebras are white X3

[@TheDigitalAlias]

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[@visage535]

White with black stripes

[@ThatGuyGaming2]

Black with white strips it said it at the end

[@Dario-hv6qz]

I have a new youtube name I can use spaces and punctuation now too :D YAY! :DDDDDDDD nope look at it noise and it tail

[@martymono358]

White with black stripes no black with white stripes no white with black stripes no black with white stripes....FUCK IT!! It's orange

[@Jake4nier]

Actually, zebras are white with black stripes because if you look behind the back leg of a zebra it is white. Plus, a zoologist told me so.

[@faithhoos9]

They probably have black skin... Do like my new picture? I got it for April 2nd... NATIONAL FERRET DAY!!!

[@kiwiinerd2341]

Trick Question: Are zebras naturally white, with black stripes, OR are they naturally black, with white stripes? That's something to think about XD

[@highoctanefury]

Um.... I just watched a commercial featuring animals being shot before this video. It doesn't bother me personally but I'm sure a lot of subscribers wont be happy.

[@MMarroquin1024]

I like all your videos, but I feel they're too short and condensed. Don't get me wrong - they're great but... have you considered making them a bit longer? Thanks!

[@ROBERTHOCKER]

What animal looks like a zebra? a Quagga What animal looks like a Llama? an Alpaca What animal looks like an armadillo? A pangolin Check these out, Catie: Squirrel fish squirrel monkee viscacha sculpin sea ucumber flying swquirrel curassow archerfish kangaroo rat karakul ocelot alewife massasauga turbot cliff swallow conger death's head moth cusk kinkajou And remember; like the album says, you can tune a piano; but, you can't tuna fish...LOL

[@noneofyourbuisness1679]

While the zebras stripes MIGHT confuse a predator, they're mostly used to keep biting flies off of them. FYI, I totally knew zebras were black with white stripes, though not because of the pigment thing. If you looked at the zebra's muzzle, which should hairless, it's black, therefore making zebras black with white stripes because it has black skin (does your brain hurt now?).

[@KuroFexiks]

LOLLL! Loved the little trick at the end and the HIMYM quotes! Do more of these please!

[@radicalerin4896]

Why do you and Dnews always have the same information and same video topics...kinda makes it pointless to subscribe to both of you when yall have the same exact information on the same exact day.

[@ROBERTHOCKER]

Hey, Cayte, why not start up an advanced presentation in your videos? how about virtual videos? have yourself in the environment of your selected topic; such as underwater with a fish? You could be standing in the environment to show a size ratio to humans. Noone has done that before... Oh, and how do zebras make it through biting flies? they don't bite any...LOL

[@PetsAnimalsa]

black with white. Like ur shirt Catie! Nyan Cat? OMG thats the 2nd bst game ever for me!

[@ThePizzainacup]

Black with white stripes, I watch buzzfeedyellow

[@majormana1]

I don't think I know their black with stripes of white fur their skin is black. Thus black with white stripes. Like duh.

[@sebaquesadilla]

Even tho u said theyre black with white stripes. Im gonna stick with my previous guess which is 7

[@NoOne-ex4sx]

Why can't we evolve to have resistance to mosquito bites... :( lol

[@ltericdavis2237]

Why does anyone think it has a base color? Can't it just be alternating black and white? And just because the white is a lack of color doesn't mean that the base is black.

[@marksusskind1260]

We do not ask for what useful purpose the zebras wear stripes, for stripe-wearing is their pleasure since they were created for stripe-wearing. X-D~

[@Worr]

Paint the black stripes with blue color and white stripes with red color. Wear 3D-glasses. What do you see?

[@lieutenantricochet2318]

Btw there black with white strips because there hoofs and muzzle and inside their ears r black

[@Nateguy632]

I would think they are white with black stripes because they have a white stomach. Unless a stripe is just super fat underneath.

[@gmplatz]

That explanation just doesn't fly with me! #biteme

[@nlgamingvideo5646]

1st

[@KimBerly-ex8ot]

Not only to protect themselves from flies also to camouflage from colorblind lion making it look like grass

[@amayaleger1350]

Without watching this I know that zebras use these stripes to confuse enemies. When they stampede they look like one big black and white striped blur

[@PennyLomfalk]

I've heard about this before, this is why there now are horse blankets with a zebra pattern.. pus they are really pretty ;)

[@colormummy3517]

Zebras actually have stripes so that they can hide from lions and tigers because they are color blind

[@chocolatemelon7141]

I used to think they were white with black strips because they have more white but I read that zebras are born all black and get the white strips as they get older.

[@bublegoose12]

They are black and white with black and white stripes!

[@SonnySideProductionz]

I've always thought that zebras were white with black stripes but now I know the real answer.

[@rowimk8894]

White with black stripes because the bottom is where the black stripes end and there is a space down there that is black stripe free.

[@gallo22002]

a zebras stripes are black with white because of the nose the nose is black and then its white then black and the black color comes first so we all know that

[@Nico745]

is zebras are black hoarses with whites stripes or white hoarses with black stripes ?

[@Torey3D]

OMGosh! She has Poptart rainbowcat! I need!!!

[@josesalinas5280]

Zebras actually black and white stripes due to the fact that their skin is black.

[@AudioAndroid]

I watched the White Stripes in concert and it was held outside and flies were all over them so I don't think this theory holds any Milk.

[@janiececastro]

you should do a video about pleco fish ;) just sayinggg.

[@JJoesphD3]

I forgot Catie is BOXXY!! God dammit!

[@lojorblave]

Black with white strips. It says towards the end of the video.

[@aunimpyro2269]

lol Zebras have been confusing all the humans and even the flys

[@iglowinthedark3645]

I was going to say white with black stripes but I waited till the end

[@annevorce3651]

back with white stripes I did not know that at all and if I had the most rarest zebra I would want it to be red and pink (all neon).

[@caseydunne2013]

I knew it was black with white stripes because i thought the white stripes would cool it off in the hot weather

[@sillyface6950]

Black with white stripes... That is what she said at the end anyway... :)

[@jaime3529]

White with Black Stripes Yeah.............woo..........yea

[@WhisperXK]

They are green not black and white or white and black

[@tayseanwilson6285]

I thought the strips help them know there mother are friends by their stripes and each one has different patterns

[@PistenBoy]

Damn your really cute >< Also, good to know! =D

[@muppetters]

She cursed when they did the cut their was beep and a black box appeared over her mouth

[@shadicrush456]

I know that zebra is black with white lines and its not because they have a white belly

[@jasminebrown5735]

White with black stripes they are originally white

[@TheEric7502]

Learned this in 4th grade I'm in 7th now 😀

[@DottaNatural]

Why do zebras have stripes? It's so we can cross the streets with them, thats why!

[@lieutenantricochet2318]

I literally just read an article for school about this

[@MsAdadog]

White with black stripes because their bellies are white

[@Julia53808]

Odd. Dnews and source fed posted the same thing

[@Chocochiky210]

How fast does a zebra have to run before it looks gray?

[@VaultBoi101]

ha how i met your mother reference failure x)

[@BoxxyInfo]

black and white with white and black stripes

[@ellascott7993]

Nice was that a how i met your mother reference Catie 1:27

[@Dhdjksjsnsnsnnsnsna]

I thought this'll be boring until i see Catie.

[@marikd.hammerheadred4600]

I knew that, it is like with the Ice-bears :) Luv u Katie

[@fluffalu3162]

They're white with black stripes

[@raid_1313]

Black and white stripes :)

[@raigevideos4979]

I think they are black with white stripes!

[@chunkyisfear]

I still think they are white with black strips

[@josesalinasmorales5332]

Catie, zebras are black with white stripes.

[@kristinajongsma2554]

White with black stripes.

[@knightwingcustoms3282]

Why don't we ride zebras

[@chadklink5270]

They are black with white stripes

[@cretinkiller1]

White with black stripes :D

[@mattstein2620]

Black and white stripes

[@naomirivas7976]

Black and white stripes

[@discourius26]

Does it matter, they are still tasty lion treats

[@mhhh2]

I think black stripes😜

[@danielanderson8711]

Yes stayed till the end I was correct

[@arthurcoronel9817]

Lol the last comment she said ^.^

[@dangobot]

I asked that to myself when I was 5

[@lost.lilium]

Is the question white w/ black stripes or black w/ white stripes still around!? ....just look at the zebra!

[@elizabethedwards3611]

white with black stripes

[@Gvantsa]

Black with white stripes?!

[@nickster1716]

White with black stripes

[@Lobzicod]

Black with white stripes.

[@cheesemar1541]

Black with white stripes!

[@Inventedtwo]

White with black stripes

[@GHStudios1000]

White with black stripes

[@Funnyvideos8194]

White with black stripes

[@dallastx82]

White with black stripes