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Any of three species of genus Equus: E. grevyi, E. quagga, or E. zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa.

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A referee.

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An unlikely diagnosis, especially for symptoms probably caused by a common ailment. (Originates in the advice often given to medical students: "when you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras".)

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A biracial person, specifically one born to a member of the Sub-Saharan African race and a Caucasian.

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A fish, the zebra cichlid.

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Any of various papilionid butterflies of the subgenus Paranticopsis of the genus Graphium, having black and white markings.

The zebra (Equus grevyi) is found in Ogaden and places to the south, the wild ass in the northern regions.

The zebra, giraffe and the rare okapi are found in the north-eastern borderlands.

The magnification is too small to show the zebra striping of the pearlite.

When first entered by white men the Transvaal abounded in big game, the lion, leopard, elephant, giraffe, zebra and rhinoceros being very numerous, while the hippopotamus and crocodile were found in all the rivers.

The open savannas are the home of large ungulates, especially antelopes, the giraffe (peculiar to Africa), zebra, buffalo, wild ass and four species of rhinoceros; and of carnivores, such as the lion, leopard, hyaena, &c. The okapi (a genus restricted to Africa) is found only in the dense forests of the Congo basin.

The elephant, giraffe, lion, leopard, hyena, zebra, buffalo, gnu, quagga, kudu, eland and many other kinds of antelope roamed the plains; the rhinoceros, hippopotamus and crocodile lived in or frequented the rivers, and ostriches and baboons were numerous.

The fauna includes the lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, giraffe, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, buffalo, zebra, kudu and many other kinds of antelope, wild pig, ostrich and crocodile.

The result was two fillies which in no single point either suggest a zebra or a zebra hybrid.

The second species, Burchell's zebra (Equus burchelli), is represented by a large number of local races, ranging from the plains north of the Orange river to north-east Africa.

Typically, Burchell's zebra, or the bonte-quagga (Equus burchelli), is a rather larger and more robust animal, with FIG.

The giraffe is found in the western districts, the zebra and wild ass frequent the lower plateaus and the rocky hills of the north.

The quagga having become extinct, a number of mares were put to a richly striped Burchell zebra, and subsequently bred with Arab, thoroughbred and cross-bred sires.

Thirty mares put to a Burchell zebra produced seventeen hybrids, and subsequently twenty pure-bred foals.

Unlike Lord Morton's quagga hybrids, all the zebra hybrids were richly, and sometimes very distinctly, striped, some of them having far more stripes than their zebra parent.

But as equally distinct markings occurred on two pure-bred Highland foals out of mares which had never seen a zebra, it was impossible to ascribe the stripes on the foals born after zebra hybrids to infection of their respective dams. Further, the subsequent foals afforded no evidence of infection, either in the mane, tail, hoofs or disposition.

This class includes the elephant (now found only in the Knysna and neighbouring forest regions), buffalo and zebra (strictly preserved, and confined to much the same regions as the elephant), eland, oribi, koodoo, haartebeest and other kinds of antelope and gnu.

The defective formation of the pony, the perpendicular shoulder and the drooping hind quarters, are modified; but neither the latter, nor bent hocks, which place the hind legs under the body as in the zebra, are objected to, as the conformation is favourable to rapid turning.

A few elephants, giraffes and zebras (equus burchelli - the true zebra is extinct) are still found in the north and north-eastern districts and in the same regions lions and leopards survive in fair numbers.

The latter species (Equus zebra) inhabits the mountainous regions of the Cape Colony, where, owing to the advances of civilized man into its restricted range it has become very scarce, and is even threatened with extermination, but it exists in the form of a local race in Angola.

Among the striped species, or zebras and quaggas of Africa, the large Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi) of Somaliland and Abyssinia stands apart from the rest by the number and narrowness of its stripes, which have an altogether peculiar arrangement on the hind-quarters, the small size of the callosities on the fore-legs, the mane extending on to the withers and enormous rounded ears, thickly haired internally.

This was the only site where we saw mountain zebra.

The flesh of Burchell's zebra (or quagga, as it is often called) is relished by the natives as food, and its hide is very valuable for leather.

Large numbers of cattle and sheep, the former similar to the small species at Aden, are reared as well as, in Great Comoro, the zebra.

Power is provided by a Zebra liquid sodium nickel chloride battery, mounted under the floor near the center of the vehicle.

The most common fish used for this are zebra danios and platies.

For a long moment he concentrated on the miniature donkey nibbling the grass around the wooden zebra.

Savings on everything from Asian styled gifts to Zebra porcelain figurines.

Are female zebra finches, when choosing a mate, influenced by the color bands on the legs of the males.

The zebra finches have produced a number of chicks adding to their number.

Or, come to that, golden eagle, red-breasted flycatcher, or zebra mussel?

I still have some zebra in the deep freeze for the cubs which they will enjoy.

Its abdomen was also more distinctly " zebra " striped in black and white and not furry like the usual Carders.

Rare and unique species indigenous to this area include Grevy's zebra, gerenuk and the reticulated giraffe.

With some luck it is possible to see the rare lesser kudu, gazelles, zebra and other game in the surrounding bushes.

Last evening Ambrose told us how he had seen the leopard in a tree, eyeing up the zebra.

But zebra Marty feels restless, longing for life in the wild.

The ' winners ' will receive help and advice from Transport 2000 to persuade the local authority to provide pelican and zebra crossings.

He is wearing a striped pullover that matches the head of a zebra he is stroking.

Fourth Zebra was a wooden screw sloop, launched 13th November 1860.

Sometimes they have zebra stripes on the hind legs.

You will see Regent Terrace as the 2nd turning on the right after the Zebra crossing.

Note, however, how effectively a close shave on a zebra crossing brings to the surface previously unquestioned strategic calculations.

Some of the other species include wildebeest, zebra, buffalo and gazelles.

What do you get if you cross a zebra with a kangaroo?

Upon leaving the main Terminal Building at Domestic arrivals, using the zebra crossing go to the Multi story car park opposite.

We have to stand apart from the crowd, just like the red striped zebra.

The concept behind the idea of a blue zebra comes from more than one source.

Finally it's time for one little zebra to prove himself... will he be able to earn his stripes?

Angel Clothing is a short distance down on the left, just before the first zebra crossing you come to.

L046 zebra PLECOS I have for sale a trio of L046 zebra plecos f.. .