Well, maybe not telling a joke, but it kind of looked that way. Zebras are, however, the subject of many folk tales in Africa, which tell of how they got their stripes. According to the bushmen of Namibia, zebras were once all white before an unfortunate encounter with a baboon at a water hole. Seems the two species got into a fight and the zebra kicked the baboon so hard that it tipped over a fire. The fire sticks hit the zebra and left the scorch marks all over the white fur. I’m not saying they’re good stories, just that stories exist. Enjoy.