Why are the zebras black and white?

Oh yeah! It's a funny question... but i don't really know why zebras is black and white!

I actually know the answer to this. For a single zebra, the wavy lines of the zebra's stripes blends in with the shadows and contrast caused by the tall, wavy grass of their habitat. For zebras in a herd, they all blend together and a predator can't see a single zebra. A predator just sees a massive wall of stripes. My Uncle's on the president's board of the San Diego Zoological Society, and we go to the Wild Animal Park a lot.

I think its camoflouge. It doesn't seem like it, but it is. It confuses predators because of the stripes.