British Columbia RCMP yellow stripe protest over pay discrepancies spreads among officers Criminologist calls push-back by rank and file unusual, but expects more ...

"My 10-year-old daughter and I spent about two hours yesterday making ribbons using the yellow stripes from the [old] pair of pants — and I made about 20 for RCMP members in my unit," she explained.

Zebras have stripes to deter the tsetse fly and other blood-sucking insects, according to a fresh attempt to settle a debate that has raged among biologists for over 140 years.