5/7/2004: Unstriped zebra

Undertoad · 05-07-2004, 03:37 PM

Kenyan authorities are set to carry out further studies on this little one but it sure looks like a genetics problem. That there is your basic unstriped zebra calf. The folks there say they have no records of it ever happening before.

Relisnhoj · 05-07-2004, 04:11 PM

I don't know about you guys, but that is one sorry lookin critter, in a sort of "aww, how cute..." kind of way

Bitman · 05-07-2004, 04:34 PM

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Originally posted by Undertoad
That there is your basic unstriped zebra calf.

I've see those before. Over here, we call it a 'horse'.

What's strange is that judging from the second picture, the baby zebroid is striped; it's just that both colors are white.

And what's that in the first picture, the family's pet duck?

hermex · 05-07-2004, 04:44 PM

White <i>is</i> the new black.

Elspode · 05-07-2004, 04:45 PM

I wish we could see its eyes...looks like an albino to me.

Elspode · 05-07-2004, 04:46 PM

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Originally posted by Bitman
And what's that in the first picture, the family's pet duck?

They were shooting an AFLAC commercial.

elf · 05-07-2004, 04:48 PM

His muzzle looks kind of dark, no? Would be very pink, were he albino, I think.

Dang spiffy, though

glatt · 05-07-2004, 05:04 PM

[trivia]

For the movie Sheena, they wanted Tanya Roberts' character to be riding around on a zebra. But Zebras don't like it when you try to ride them. So instead, they got a white horse, and painted stripes on it.

[/trivia]

Griff · 05-07-2004, 05:07 PM

Someone should throw a rope around his neck and drag him into the evolution thread.

poohbearbeth · 05-07-2004, 11:38 PM

Was this the zebra found on Neverland ranch with all those bleaching agents?

wolf · 05-08-2004, 12:25 AM

I sure hope this isn't the African Prophecy Equivalent to the White Buffalo ...

Elspode · 05-08-2004, 01:24 AM

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Originally posted by elf
His muzzle looks kind of dark, no? Would be very pink, were he albino, I think.

Well, actually, it *is* pretty pinkish compared to the mother's muzzle.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-08-2004, 07:38 AM

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Originally posted by poohbearbeth
Was this the zebra found on Neverland ranch with all those bleaching agents?

Bwahahahahahaha.

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And what's that in the first picture, the family's pet duck?

That's Daddy.

Lady Sidhe · 05-09-2004, 02:53 PM

I'm not sure I have this right, but don't zebras have white stripes? I seem to remember reading somewhere that zebras are born black, and develop the stripes later. If that's true, then this little white fella is truly unique....and he's so cuuuuute!

I see the stripes in the second picture as well...but check out his little muzzle...he looks like he's grinning, to me....wonder what he's thinking?

Sidhe

xoxoxoBruce · 05-09-2004, 02:55 PM

That ain't cute, this is cute.

05-07-2004, 03:37 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	5/7/2004: Unstriped zebra Kenyan authorities are set to carry out further studies on this little one but it sure looks like a genetics problem. That there is your basic unstriped zebra calf. The folks there say they have no records of it ever happening before.

05-07-2004, 04:11 PM	#2
Relisnhoj Ender of Vendors Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 44	I don't know about you guys, but that is one sorry lookin critter, in a sort of "aww, how cute..." kind of way __________________ "The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?" ~Frank Zappa

05-07-2004, 04:45 PM	#5
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I wish we could see its eyes...looks like an albino to me. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

05-07-2004, 05:07 PM	#9
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Someone should throw a rope around his neck and drag him into the evolution thread. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

05-08-2004, 12:25 AM	#11
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I sure hope this isn't the African Prophecy Equivalent to the White Buffalo ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-07-2004, 04:44 PM	#4
hermex Dry Nurse Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 23	White <i>is</i> the new black.

05-07-2004, 04:48 PM	#7
elf Yay! We're Dooomed! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mostly: New York. Most Recently: New Jersey. Currently: Colorado Posts: 214	His muzzle looks kind of dark, no? Would be very pink, were he albino, I think. Dang spiffy, though

05-07-2004, 05:04 PM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	[trivia] For the movie Sheena, they wanted Tanya Roberts' character to be riding around on a zebra. But Zebras don't like it when you try to ride them. So instead, they got a white horse, and painted stripes on it. [/trivia]

05-07-2004, 11:38 PM	#10
poohbearbeth Keeper of the Decorum Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 59	Was this the zebra found on Neverland ranch with all those bleaching agents?

05-09-2004, 02:53 PM	#14
Lady Sidhe That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.... Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Hammond, La. Posts: 978	I'm not sure I have this right, but don't zebras have white stripes? I seem to remember reading somewhere that zebras are born black, and develop the stripes later. If that's true, then this little white fella is truly unique....and he's so cuuuuute! I see the stripes in the second picture as well...but check out his little muzzle...he looks like he's grinning, to me....wonder what he's thinking? Sidhe __________________ My free will...I never leave home without it. --House Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be. -Rita Rudner Last edited by Lady Sidhe; 05-09-2004 at 02:57 PM.

05-09-2004, 02:55 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That ain't cute, this is cute. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 07:02 PM.

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