i've been doing a little research on zebras for a painting i'm working on and i wanted to share a couple facts. did you know that zebras are black with white stripes (despite their white bellies and legs)..i always wondered if they were black or white. also, their stripes (which has a different pattern on each zebra) act as a camouflage. their main predator is the lion, who is color blind. this makes it difficult for the lion to single out a zebra hiding in tall grass. pretty amazing, huh? also, humans have tried to domesticate them but they are not as predictable as horses and they are easily panicked. look at this stunning picture of someone riding a zebra. (the photo was taken anywhere between 1890 and 1923.)
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pretty interesting facts, can you post the painting of chrissy when u finish it!
interesting facts...but i wonder how people know that they are black with white stripes and not the other way around.
can you do "photo of the night," since you have so many wonderful ones to share with all of us!?
NO FOOF!!! Photo of the day is freaking enough! I just came to teatoast after maybe 2 days of not reading it and saw a whole entire page of new posts!! WTF!
yes! marie keeps it INTERESTING! so do you, but once a week.
lol you're so nice foof!!!
that really is very interesting about zebras BUT I mean if their stomachs are white then the things are white with black stripes. it can't be otherwise
you can read all about them on wikipedia.com. just type in zebra. it's all very interesting.
what color are their peepees?
--Cousin Farah
I have a funny zebra joke... whoever wants to know it, text me and ill say it for you.
-chris
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