![]() So Tira may in fact be susceptible to a lot more of transmittable diseases than her striped cousins. Disguising some horses as zebras, the researchers found that while flies approach all animals, something about the striped coat dazzles them and drives them away once they get too close. This study suggests that the stripes help avert biting flies. Scientists have long debated why zebras have stripes, or what purpose they serve. ![]() While similar foals have been seen in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, this may be the first in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve, Liu told National Geographic. A plains zebra foal with a highly unusual dark coat and white polka dots was spotted in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve last September. Reg Larison, a biologist at University of California, Los Angeles told National Geographic that pseudomelanism can cause abnormalities in zebra stripe patterns. Tira’s unique polka dots are believed to be due to a genetic mutation named pseudomelanism. “At first I thought it was a zebra that had been captured and painted or marked for purposes of migration. Anthony Tira, a tour guide and photographer who named the foal Tira told Daily Nation, a Kenyan newspaper. Photographer Frank Liu has posted a video of an unusual creature – a zebra foal with a dark coat and white polka dots. This region is known for pristine riverine forests. The Masai Mara is a photographers paradise. The Great Migration, big cats and Maasai warriors await. □ Tira - The Odd One post shared by Frank Liu on at 4:25am PDT The Masai Mara is a dream come true for everyone who ever watched ‘Out of Africa’ and longed for the adventurous, romantic nostalgia of an African safari in the wild.
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