The patterns also help researchers study genetics within a pod. The orca’s black-and-white bodies help them blend in with their surroundings and make them appear smaller. The darker markings shrink ...

Research suggests distinctive piebald patterns on cats, horses and mice are caused by cells dividing too slowly in the womb Cats with black and white patches have their distinctive colouring ...

Hassanalian had studied the black-and-white patterns on migrating birds, and concluded that black coloration could affect temperature and airflow in ways that might improve their flight performance.

With their striking black-and-white stripes, zebras boast one of the ... which causes abnormalities in zebra stripe patterns, as Ren Larison, a biologist at the University of California, Los ...