# How the Zebra Got its Stripes

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Andrea Sella
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/how-zebra-got-its-stripes)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In Rudyard Kipling's Just So story, the Leopard got its spots when the Ethiopian painted them on with his fingers. In the real world, the answer to the question of where patterns come from is not so simple.

## Lectures

1. [How the Zebra Got its Stripes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/how-zebra-got-its-stripes/8da28193fe45) (YouTube)