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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.
Tira is the first polka dot zebra found in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.Similarly patterned zebra foals have been seen before in Botswana. Tira, a plains zebra (Equus quagga) who is mostly black, with white spots, was first discovered and named by a local guide named The Tira.
The stripes are narrow and close-set, broader on the neck, and extending to the hooves. [17] The belly and the area around the base of the tail lack stripes and are just white in color, which is unique to the Grévy's zebra. Foals are born with brown and white striping, with the brown stripes darkening as they grow older. [17]
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 ...
Ever wondered why zebras have stripes? Well, the researchers behind a new study think they have a pretty good answer to that question. WMAQ reports "California scientists say the animal's black ...
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.
These subspecies have clean black-and-white banding without the brown shadow stripes of the Chapman's zebra subspecies. These are extended down the flanks and over the whole body except face and neck. The upper half is covered with horizontal stripes, mostly faded, that do not go around the legs. The belly is partly striped.