Translation of: Le coup de la girafe : des savants dans la savane. Originally published in French: Paris : Éd. du Seuil, 2015. Contents Part I: Evolution in its guises. The female hyena's penis ; The ...

Zebras have a lovely black and white coat. But which colour is on top of which, remains a mystery. Is it white over black or black over white? Even looking very carefully at the animal does not give ...

A zebra foal named Tira drew immediate attention in Kenya’s Maasai Mara when he showed up with white spots instead of stripes. The pattern isn’t a trick of the light or a research tag—it’s a rare ...

Animal stripes and spots might look decorative, but they’re the result of deeply complex biological processes that begin long ...