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            January 31 is International Zebra Day! Celebrate by sharing some fun facts about zebras with your friends and family.

A zebra’s stripe patterns are unique to each individual, just like a human fingerprint.
Animal experts believe the disorienting pattern of the stripes deter biting flies from zeroing in on zebras. Flies navigate by perceiving the light reflecting off of surfaces, and they prefer to land on solid dark surfaces. They will typically avoid zebras altogether.
Even at birth, a foal’s legs are already almost as long as those of an adult. Within 20 minutes of birth, the zebra is on the run and uses this amazing ability as its primary method to evade predators.
The hind legs of zebra can deliver powerful kicks to break the jaw of a predator, like a lion, and they can even run at top speeds of almost 40 miles per hour.

This very endangered and handsome Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi) was photographed busy feeding on a late evening game drive in the semi-arid area of Samburu National Reserve, Kenya.
   

Taken in: Kenya / Rift Valley (show map)

Taken on: March 30, 2018

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, f/6.3, 1/500 sec, 560mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens:	EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM EXT
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	560mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (Macintosh)
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