It has also been claimed that in a stampede the moving mass of striped zebra bodies confuse hunting lions, interfering with their ability to focus on individual animals.
Tāpat pastāv uzskats, ka, panikā bēgot, zebru bars ar savām svītrām apmulsina lauvas, traucējot tām koncentrēties uz atsevišķiem dzīvniekiem.