Friday, October 3, 2008

A Zebra's True Color

Hey Melvin,

We watched a video in class last week about Africa. It showed lots of clips of all the cool safari animals, including the zebra. So I was wondering... is a zebra black with white stripes or white with black stripes? 

- Curious in California


Dear Curious,

Well that is a fantastic question. I am glad you asked. I have actually been on a number of African safaris in my day. On one of these particular excursions, I had a face to face encounter with a pack of wild zebras at a watering hole. Upon nearing the incredible beast, I noticed that the true color of a zebra is gray. So in response to your question, it is neither white nor black. The zebra has both white and black stripes covering its gray exterior.

-Melvin

3 comments:

Austin Passey said...

The theory of Evolution states that all living species on the planet Earth come from a common ancestor. However the biggest question which has been looming over evolution is how did the first living thing come to life? Your thoughts Melvin?

Brooke said...

hey melvin it's been a while since your last post...like two months. Cat got your tongue? and why is that even a saying??

Anonymous said...

Hey Melvin...

Why does ASU east smell like sweaty male anatomy? And what are your thoughts on a portion of Obama's stimulus package going towards a skyscraper-sized bottle of Febreeze to make my walk to class a little more endurable?