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Well, now a team of researchers has come up with a much less invasive way of tracking individual animals -- specifically zebras -- by essentially using their stripes as barcodes.
Burchell's zebras are described as being striped on the head, the neck, and the flanks, and sparsely down the upper segments of the limbs then fading to white. [5] One or two shadow stripes rest between the bold, broad stripes on the haunch. [5] This main distinguishing characteristic sets the Burchell's zebra apart from the other subspecies.
The unique stripes of the Chapman's zebra. Chapman's zebras are single-hoofed mammals that are a part of the odd-toed ungulate order. They differ from other zebras in that their stripes continue past their knees, and that they also have somewhat brown stripes in addition to the black and white stripes that are typically associated with zebras.
Cape mountain zebra and young. Like all zebra species, the Cape mountain zebra has a characteristic black and white striping pattern on its pelage, unique to individuals. As with other mountain zebras, it is medium-sized, thinner with narrower hooves than the common plains zebra, and has a white belly like the Grévy's zebra.
Theories suggested the stripes helped them camouflage, or served as identity name tags for zebras to recognize each other. Researchers from Bristol University studied the benefits of zebra stripes ...
White-handed gibbons are one of the animals about which Utica Zoo visitors can learn more by booking a behind-the-scenes Animal Encounter, a new program at the zoo.
Zebras share the genus Equus with horses and asses, the three groups being the only living members of the family Equidae. Zebra stripes come in different patterns, unique to each individual. Several theories have been proposed for the function of these patterns, with most evidence supporting them as a deterrent for biting flies.
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