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It has a long neck, and large and flexible ears. In sharp contrast to the white horizontal stripes on the legs and white ankles, the okapi's coat is a chocolate to reddish brown. The distinctive stripes resemble those of a zebra. [26] These features serve as an effective camouflage amidst dense vegetation. The face, throat, and chest are ...
The following is a list of selected animals in order of increasing number of legs, from 0 legs to 653 pairs of legs, the maximum recorded in the animal kingdom. [1] Each entry provides the relevant taxa up to the rank of phylum. Each entry also provides the common name of the animal.
The function of stripes in zebras has been discussed among biologists since at least the 19th century. [52] Popular hypotheses include the following: The crypsis hypothesis suggests that the stripes allow the animal to blend in with its environment or break up its outline. This was the earliest hypothesis and proponents argued that the stripes ...
The delicate legs enable it to reach surprising speeds of up to 0.4 meters per second (1.3 ft/s) running across floors, up walls and along ceilings. [7] Its body is yellowish-grey and has three dark dorsal stripes running down its length; the legs also have dark stripes.
The legs of the Somali wild ass (E. a. somaliensis) are horizontally striped with black, resembling those of a zebra. [5] On the nape of the neck, there is a stiff, upright mane, the hairs of which are tipped with black. [citation needed] The ears are large with black margins. The tail terminates with a black brush.
Striped hyenas are likely to decrease in Kenya because of accelerated habitat destruction and poaching. [42] Kuwait: 0 [41] Probably extinct [42] Lebanon: 4,000-4,500 [41] low risk [42] The striped hyena is protected by law and culture they thrive in Lebanon's rich biomes risk of extinction is low but recognition is a must Libya: Unknown [41 ...
The African striped weasel is one of the smallest mammalian carnivores in Africa, and has an elongated body and short legs.Adults have a head-body length of 27 to 32 cm (11 to 13 in), with the tail adding a further 16 to 20 cm (6.3 to 7.9 in).
The stripes generally do not cover the whole body and might be confined to the legs, or spread onto parts of the body or neck. If the non-zebra parent was patterned (such as a roan , Appaloosa , pinto / paint , piebald , or skewbald ), this pattern might be passed down to the zebroid, in which case the stripes are usually confined to non-white ...