The plains zebra is the most common and widespread of ... Zebras are black with white stripes and not the other way around. The pattern of black-and-white stripes on a zebra is as individual ...

Every zebra has a unique pattern of stripes ... it does have a prominent neck flap called a “dewlap.” Plains zebras are small and numerous. Plains zebras are the smallest zebra species.

When you see a herd of zebra together, it becomes one big stripy pattern. No other animal looks so striking on the African plains. The zebra can't hide - his stripes make him stand out from the crowd.