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“Are tigers black with orange stripes or orange with black stripes?”Talia, 9, Connecticut MJ Foletta Carnivore keeper, Nashville Zoo Neither! Tigers have what we call true stripes. True stripes mean the pattern on their coat is the same pattern on their skin. If you were to do something crazy like shave a tiger, they would still be striped. An example of an animal without true stripes is a zebra. Zebras are black with white stripes. Do you have a question for a zookeeper? Send it to hello@theweekjunior.com. Find out more about Nashville Zoo at nashvillezoo.org.…

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