By the way, they are technically grey-skinned with black and white stripes. What follows is a celebration of one of the most unique, iconic and fascinating African animals. And locally, guides have been heard referring to them as “stripy ponies, “horses in pyjamas” or, in the words of one safari guide in Tanzania, “disco donkeys”. The word “zebra” is borrowed from either Italian or Portuguese, where the first vowel is pronounced as a long vowel. With their dazzling black and white stripes and familiar horse body language, zebras are a firm favourite among safari-goers, especially when seen in their thousands during migratory events.Īs the dust settles on the first zebra sighting, someone is bound to ask “So, are they white with black stripes or black with white stripes?”, at which point their guide usually forces a laugh and thinks seriously about their father’s advice to pursue a financial career in a big city.
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