
Keeping track of such equine aberrations is useful to science as part of a broader goal to monitor changes in species and how they’re managed by local communities. Zebras also experience other unusual color variations, such as partial albinism, which was seen in an extremely rare "blond" zebra photographed earlier this year in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. (See pictures of zebras in National Geographic.) Tira and these other foals have a condition called pseudomelanism, a rare genetic mutation in which animals display some sort of abnormality in their stripe pattern, says Ren Larison, a biologist studying the evolution of zebra stripes at the University of California, Los Angeles. Similar foals have been seen in Botswana’s Okavango Delta. Lost and Found: The Mysterious Return of Tira the Spotted Dark Zebra in Masai Mara - YouTube More informations: Tira the spotted dark Zebra appears again in Masai mara after two. Zebra stripes are as unique as fingerprints, but Tira’s odd coloration could be the first recorded observation in the Masai Mara, according to Liu. September 16th, 2019 Have you ever seen a zebra with spots Neither have many social media users who were buzzing with excitement on seeing the magnificent photos of a young zebra foal with the rare trait. Antony Tira, a Maasai guide who first spotted the foal, named him Tira. “At first glance he looked like a different species altogether,” Liu says. Fellow photographer and tour guide Anthony Tira also saw the foal, which was thought to be about a week old. The freckled foal was photographed by tour guide and photographer Rahul Sachdev. The Serengeti National Park is found in the southern part of the. The Masai Mara is an extension of the greater Serengeti (25,000 square kilometers in size) eco-system in Tanzania.


The reserve lies along the Great Rift Valley and covers an area of about 1,510 square kilometers. A rare baby, the spotted baby zebra has become an online sensation and has increased tourism within Kenyas Maasai Mara National Reserve since it was first. The little rare black spotted zebra calve was seen by the. A rare polka-dot zebra foal has been spotted at Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, and is said to be a first for the park. Maasai Mara National Reserve is found in Narok country in Kenya. Photographer Frank Liu was on the search for rhinos recently when he noticed the eye-catching plains zebra, likely about a week old. The newly born rare Zebra with white spots instead of white stripes was sighted in Maasai Mara. Talk about a horse of another color-a zebra foal with a dark coat and white polka dots has been spotted in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve.
