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a horse that committed to one outfit and somehow nailed it forever
means a wild African horse-like animal famous for its bold black-and-white striped coat.
from From Italian or Portuguese 'zebra,' which sailors and traders carried into European languages. The trail runs back through Old Portuguese 'zevra,' meaning a wild ass, and likely all the way to a Latin word like 'equiferus' — 'wild horse' (equus 'horse' + ferus 'wild'). So before it ever named the striped one, the word simply meant 'untamed beast that runs like a horse.'
- stripe purpose
- Patterns confuse biting flies, not predators
- unique prints
- No two zebras share the same stripes
- untamable
- Too jumpy and aggressive to ever domesticate
- hidden color
- Black skin under white-striped fur
- deadly kick
- Strong enough to shatter a lion's jaw
plains zebra — most common zebra species in east african savannas, over 250,000 individuals remain
mountain zebra — endangered subspecies in south africa's mountain regions, fewer than 9,000 left
grevy's zebra — narrowest stripe pattern, native to ethiopian highlands, approximately 2,000 remain