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time2lose@lemmy.world to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 10 days ago

Meet Tira, an unusual zebra foal born in Kenya in 2019 with a rare genetic mutation causing her to have spots instead of stripes

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Meet Tira, an unusual zebra foal born in Kenya in 2019 with a rare genetic mutation causing her to have spots instead of stripes

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time2lose@lemmy.world to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 10 days ago
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    I disagree. Those aren’t spots, it simply has vertical and horizontal black stripes!

    • Successful_Try543@feddit.org
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      Your interpretation leads to the core question: Are Zebras white with black stripes or black with white stripes?

      • Wolf314159@startrek.website
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        They are black with white stripes. You can look it up, or you can just look closely at a zebra. I wouldn’t recommend the later outside a controlled situation with protected contact though. Zebras are assholes. There’s a reason they haven’t been domesticated.

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    What did momma zebra do with the leopard in the bushes a few months ago?

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    I always imagined Zebras with white base and black stripes. This looks as if it has always been white stripes on black base.

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      Boy, I bet you feel like a sucker huh

      • Imke@feddit.org
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        Sure as taxes

  • myotheraccount@lemmy.world
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    Just change border-style: dashed to solid to fix

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    The controversy has always been: Is a Zebra white with black stripes, or black with white stripes? Most people would say it’s the first one, but since the mutation affected it by turning the white stripes into spots, this seems to indicate that the second one is correct.

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      Zebras are black and white, even thier skin is striped

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    Since she is/was more visible to predators, I do wonder if she’s still alive.

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    Low res zebra.

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