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Plains zebras in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Unique streaks
Well, look who both showed up in the same stripey outfit. Peer a little closer at this parent-child pair of zebras and you'll see each one's set of stripes is subtly different – much like our own fingerprints, no two are alike. Stripe patterns can identify individual zebras as well as their species. For example, plains zebras like these have stripes on their bellies, while their cousins the mountain zebra and Grévy's zebra do not.
Unique streaks
Well, look who both showed up in the same stripey outfit. Peer a little closer at this parent-child pair of zebras and you'll see each one's set of stripes is subtly different – much like our own fingerprints, no two are alike. Stripe patterns can identify individual zebras as well as their species. For example, plains zebras like these have stripes on their bellies, while their cousins the mountain zebra and Grévy's zebra do not.
A zebra's stripe pattern is as unique as a human fingerprint.
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