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Critics note that zebras graze in open habitat and do not behave cryptically, being noisy, fast, and social and do not freeze when a predator is near. In addition, the camouflaging stripes of woodland living ungulates like bongos and bushbucks are much less vivid with less contrast with the background colour. [53]
Cyriopagopus albostriatus, commonly known as zebra leg tarantula is a species of spider in the family Theraphosidae, found in Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia. [1]
The okapi is an eye-catching animal that resembles a cross between a zebra and a giraffe. In fact, it's the closest living relative to a giraffe. The okapi is endemic to the Congo and lives a ...
The taste has been described as bland, "rather like a cross between chicken and cod", [1] with a contrast in texture from a crispy exterior to a soft centre. The legs contain little flesh, while the head and thorax have "a delicate white meat inside". [ 1 ]
Burchell's zebra drinking at a waterhole at Etosha National Park. Like most plains zebras, Burchell's live in small family groups. These can be either harem or bachelor groups, with harem groups consisting of one stallion and one to six mares and their most recent foals, and bachelor groups containing two to eight unattached stallions. [6]
The answer rests in something called melanocytes -- or the cells inside a zebra that produce the black pigment of their skin. Case solved! READ MORE: Goat on the loose quickly captured, but steals ...
The San people associated zebra stripes with water, rain and lighting due to its dazzling pattern. [40] Black and white stripes on the Botswana flag represent the stripes of a zebra. The plains zebra is the national animal of the Republic of Botswana and its stripes are depicted on the country's flag.
The zebra dove (Geopelia striata), also known as the barred ground dove, or barred dove, is a species of bird of the dove family, Columbidae, native to Southeast Asia. They are small birds with a long tail, predominantly brownish-grey in colour with black-and-white barring. The species is known for its pleasant, soft, staccato cooing calls.