zneb240
Loc: New South Wales - Australia
Zebra are often pictured as gentle, inoffensive animals with nothing better to do than peacefully move about in small, harmonious family groups casually cropping grass.... much like cows in a rural meadow. Nothing could be further from the truth.
In reality, a single stallion will ruthlessly rule over a harem of up to eight or ten females along with their youngsters and possibly a few juveniles. Furious duels regularly erupt as younger stallions challenge and attempt to steal away the girls. These confrontations may continue until one is seriously injured or worse.
Very interesting. Mahalo for sharing.
That’s some photo! Nice use of black and white for an appropriate subject.
sb
Loc: Florida's East Coast
It is a great capture - my preference would have been to see it in color without the vignetting.
Very nice! Story and almost an abstract. Black and white an excellent choice.
Impressive, Warren. Interesting ferocious interaction. You seem to have captured a lot of fighting in the wild this trip! I really like the B&W rendition of this.
Great shot, IMHO the vignetting is distracting.
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Zebra are often pictured as gentle, inoffensive animals with nothing better to do than peacefully move about in small, harmonious family groups casually cropping grass.... much like cows in a rural meadow. Nothing could be further from the truth.
In reality, a single stallion will ruthlessly rule over a harem of up to eight or ten females along with their youngsters and possibly a few juveniles. Furious duels regularly erupt as younger stallions challenge and attempt to steal away the girls. These confrontations may continue until one is seriously injured or worse.
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Nice Catch....rare indeed to see that ....wow.
That's a really nice catch. Zebras are actually notoriously unruly and difficult, according to what I've read and heard.
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