PHOTOS: Zebras and their stripes

A male foal Zebra (Equus quagga burchelli) is seen at the National Zoo of San Salvador on October 4, 2011. This zebra -less than a week old-, was the first to be born in the National Zoo and the public will be able to see it in some ten days. AFP PHOTO/Oscar RIVERA (Photo credit should read OSCAR RIVERA/AFP/Getty Images)

A male foal Zebra (Equus quagga burchelli) is seen at the National Zoo of San Salvador on October 4, 2011. This zebra -less than a week old-, was the first to be born in the National Zoo and the public will be able to see it in some ten days. AFP PHOTO/Oscar RIVERA (Photo credit should read OSCAR RIVERA/AFP/Getty Images)

A male foal Zebra (Equus quagga burchelli) is seen at the National Zoo of San Salvador on October 4, 2011. This zebra -less than a week old-, was the first to be born in the National Zoo and the public will be able to see it in some ten days. AFP PHOTO/Oscar RIVERA (Photo credit should read OSCAR RIVERA/AFP/Getty Images)

A zebra walks through the recently flooded Safari Park located at Safari World November 2, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Safari World has been forced to move some of their animals to higher ground as floodwaters flowed into the park overnight. The open zoo and theme park been in operation since 1986. Thailand is experiencing the worst flooding in over 50 years and has affected more than nine million people. Over 400 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Depart

A male foal Zebra (Equus quagga burchelli) is seen with its mother at the National Zoo of San Salvador on October 4, 2011. This zebra -less than a week old-, was the first to be born in the National Zoo and the public will be able to see it in some ten days. AFP PHOTO/Oscar RIVERA (Photo credit should read OSCAR RIVERA/AFP/Getty Images)

A Grevy's Zebra stands in its enclosure at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park on June 21, 2011 in Hythe, England. Port Lympne has welcomed a host of new arrivals this year with wildebeest, colobus monkeys, gorillas and rhinos all adding to the current stock. Port Lympne and Howletts Wild Animal parks were set up by the late John Aspinall to protect and breed rare and endangered species and, where possible, return them to safe areas in the wild. The Aspinall Foundation which runs the parks also manages

A zebra is pictured in its enclosure in Berlin's Zoo on June 14, 2011. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)

A zebra is pictured in its enclosure in Berlin's Zoo on June 14, 2011. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)

This photo taken on September 17, 2011 shows zebras grazing at the Calauit island wildlife sanctuary in Busuanga, Palawan province, in the western Philippines. Calauit island wildlife sanctuary covers 3, 700 hectares and is home to endemic animals and African wildlife and was declared a game preserve and wildlife sanctuary in 1977 as the Philippines responded to an appeal by the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to save endangered animals in Africa. AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE (Pho

This photo taken on September 17, 2011 shows giraffes and zebras grazing at the Calauit island wildlife sanctuary in Busuanga, Palawan province, in the western Philippines. Calauit island wildlife sanctuary covers 3,700 hectares and is home to endemic animals and African wildlife and was declared a game preserve and wildlife sanctuary in 1977 as the Philippines responded to an appeal by the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to save endangered animals in Africa. AFP PHOTO / TED

A young plains zebra stands next to its mother Ela on November 23, 2011 at the zoo in Hanover, central Germany. When the female baby zebra was born eleven days ago, it weighed 30 kilograms. AFP PHOTO / HOLGER HOLLEMANN GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read HOLGER HOLLEMANN/AFP/Getty Images)

A young plains zebra stands next to its mother Ela on November 23, 2011 at the zoo in Hanover, central Germany. When the female baby zebra was born eleven days ago, it weighed 30 kilograms. AFP PHOTO / HOLGER HOLLEMANN GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read HOLGER HOLLEMANN/AFP/Getty Images)

A young plains zebra stands next to its mother Ela on November 23, 2011 at the zoo in Hanover, central Germany. When the female baby zebra was born eleven days ago, it weighed 30 kilograms. AFP PHOTO / HOLGER HOLLEMANN GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read HOLGER HOLLEMANN/AFP/Getty Images)

In this photo taken on September 18, 2011 zebras and giraffes feed on grass at Calauit Game Preserve and Wildlife Sanctuary in Calauit island, Busuanga province, western Philippines. With a taste for tropical fruit and a reputation as thieves, a herd of giraffes on a remote Philippine island is one of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos's most intriguing legacies. The 20 giraffes, along with dozens of zebra and antelope, are descendants of a boatload of animals imported from Africa in the 1970s -- su

A young plains zebra walks behind its mother Ela on November 23, 2011 at the zoo in Hanover, central Germany. When the female zebra was born eleven days ago, it weighed 30 kilograms. AFP PHOTO / HOLGER HOLLEMANN GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read HOLGER HOLLEMANN/AFP/Getty Images)

A zebra walks through the recently flooded Safari Park located at Safari World November 2, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Safari World has been forced to move some of their animals to higher ground as floodwaters flowed into the park overnight. The open zoo and theme park been in operation since 1986. Thailand is experiencing the worst flooding in over 50 years and has affected more than nine million people. Over 400 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Depart

A zebra walks through the recently flooded Safari Park located at Safari World November 2, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Safari World has been forced to move some of their animals to higher ground as floodwaters flowed into the park overnight. The open zoo and theme park been in operation since 1986. Thailand is experiencing the worst flooding in over 50 years and has affected more than nine million people. Over 400 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Depart

Zebras stand in the recently flooded Safari Park located at Safari World November 2, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Safari World has been forced to move some of their animals to higher ground as floodwaters flowed into the park overnight. The open zoo and theme park been in operation since 1986. Thailand is experiencing the worst flooding in over 50 years and has affected more than nine million people. Over 400 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Department o

In this photo taken on September 18, 2011 zebras nuzzle at Calauit Game Preserve and Wildlife Sanctuary in Calauit island, Busuanga province, western Philippines. With a taste for tropical fruit and a reputation as thieves, a herd of giraffes on a remote Philippine island is one of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos's most intriguing legacies. The 20 giraffes, along with dozens of zebra and antelope, are descendants of a boatload of animals imported from Africa in the 1970s -- supposedly in a Noah's

A zebra walks through the recently flooded Safari Park located at Safari World November 2, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Safari World has been forced to move some of their animals to higher ground as floodwaters flowed into the park overnight. The open zoo and theme park been in operation since 1986. Thailand is experiencing the worst flooding in over 50 years and has affected more than nine million people. Over 400 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Depart