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Simply so, what is a striped animal?

Although the okapi has striped markings reminiscent of zebras, it is most closely related to the giraffe. The okapi and the giraffe are the only living members of the family Giraffidae. Okapis are herbivores, feeding on tree leaves and buds, grasses, ferns, fruits, and fungi.

Subsequently, question is, why are Tigers striped? A tiger's stripes help to break up the outline of its body and make it hard to see. They also look like shadows as the tiger stalks through long grass in the moonlight. Tigers have striped skin not just striped fur. The stripes are like fingerprints and no two tigers have the same pattern.

Correspondingly, what other animals have stripes?

Animals With Stripes

• 1/10. Tiger. A tiger's stripes are its most distinguishing characteristic.
• 2/10. Zebra. The zebra uses its famous of black-and-white stripes as a defense mechanism.
• 3/10. Bumblebee.
• 4/10. Striped Marlin.
• 5/10. Okapi.
• 6/10. Mackerel Tabby Cat.
• 7/10. Chipmunk.
• 8/10. Skunk.

Why do tigers and zebras have stripes?

Some have suggested that the stripes may help zebras camouflage themselves and escape from lions and other predators; avoid nasty bites from disease-carrying flies; or control body heat by generating small-scale breezes over the zebra's body when light and dark stripes heat up at different rates.