We were really amazed at the differences. Their pattern of stripes is much like the fingerprints of a person. No two fingerprints are alike and no two zebra stripe patterns are alike. Each one is unique. We feel this difference is caused by the DNA of the animal.
Some researchers believe that the Zebras' stripes help to camouflage it from predators.
We also learned that there are four different types of Plains Zebras, two different types of Mountain Zebras but only one type of Grevy's Zebras. The Grevy Zebra is the largest and look most like donkeys. Christina's Critter report on the first day of the quest was very helpful in helping us research and answer the question the best we can. Our class answered the zebra stripe question with a resounding no. One reason that scientists think that no two zebras have the same set of stripes is to identify themselves.