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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Zebra colouration

No two zebra have the same colouration and pattern as can be seen here by the thickness of the stripes, the colour and shadow stripes.. It even differs on each side of their bodies so when the young are born, the mother has to keep her foal seperate from the rest of the herd for a few days in order for him to learn it and be able to recognise her.

1 comment:

Diane said...

I wonder how long it would take a human to learn which was which in a herd! Have a good day Diane