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  • SciShow We Were Totally Wrong About Zebra Stripes
  • TV Episode | 13 min | Documentary, Talk-Show

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We Were Totally Wrong About Zebra Stripes
TV Episode | 13 min | Documentary, Talk-Show

That age old question; Why do zebras have stripes? has left comic routines and succumb to modern science. How zebras produce their stripes was resolved thanks to a model by Alan Turning. The old ideas of why they have stripes have all ...See moreThat age old question; Why do zebras have stripes? has left comic routines and succumb to modern science. How zebras produce their stripes was resolved thanks to a model by Alan Turning. The old ideas of why they have stripes have all fallen through and instead they seem to be an effective optical bug repellent. Written by David Foss See less
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Director
Hiroka Matsushima (director)
Writer
Ceri Riley (writer)
Producers
Savannah Geary (producer) | Hiroka Matsushima (producer) | Jess Stempert (producer)
Cinematographer
Madison Lynn (videographer)
Editors
Daniel Comiskey (editorial director) | Bill Mead (video editor)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 26, 2025

Release date
Dec 26, 2025 (United States)
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