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🦓 Today is January 31st, International Zebra Day!

🦓 It's January 31st, International Zebra Day. There are three species of Zebra living in the world today – the Plains Zebra, Mountain Zebra, and Grevy’s Zebra – and they are all native to Africa, of course. The populations of all three Zebra species are declining. The most threatened is Grevy's Zebra, whose population has decreased 54% over the last 30 years. The Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute founded International Zebra Day to help raise awareness of the Zebras' plight and help encourage efforts to preserve and protect them and their habitats.

Each Zebra species has a distinct pattern of alternating black and white stripes. And why do Zebras have stripes? Believe it or not, scientists still aren't sure, though many theories exist. Stripes might provide camouflage in tall grass, especially at night. The stripes on a herd of Zebras might also confuse predators by making it difficult to determine where one Zebra ends and another begins. Or Zebras may use their stripes to identify each other as, like with human fingerprints, Zebra stripe patterns are unique to each individual. In addition, it's been proven that the alternating black and white pattern of Zebra stripes helps control body temperature and deters biting flies from landing. It could very well be that all of these factors play a part in the natural selection of stripes for Zebras. Are Zebras black with white stripes, or white with black stripes? In its mother's womb, each Zebra starts out black, and the white coloration develops there, while still in the womb.

There've been many attempts to tame Zebras, but their unpredictable nature makes this difficult. However, in 1907, Kenyan Doctor Rosendo Ribeiro regularly rode his tame Zebra to his patients' homes. That must have been a sight! ☮️ Peace… Jamiese

📚 Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra, https://www.greenmatters.com/p/international-zebra-day, https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/international-day-of-the-zebra/, https://www.safariltd.com/blogs/toys-that-teach/international-zebra-day, https://www.takeactionforwildlifeconservation.com/international-zebra-day.html, https://wilderness-safaris.com/blog/posts/international-zebra-day-celebrating-africa-s-dazzling-equids, https://www.getactivewithanimals.com/blog/read_197184/international-zebra-day-is-on-31-january-2022.html

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