let's play a game stripes versus spots tire the polka dotted zebra walks with her mom.love my look. misaim mara kenya This zebra easy to spot The foal's dark coat is covered in white polka dots. At first it look like a different species altogether photographer frank Liu says. The odd pattern is caused by rare condition called psedomelanism (pronounced too doh mel uh nah zum) This means that the cells that create the red yellow brown or black pigment it most animals so instead of the colors running together to form stripes they from dots. The coldtion doesn't hurt the foal now tamed Tira after the tour guide who first spotted her. But bugs might bite her more than the other zebras because scientists think that biting flies don't like landing on striped surfaces. plus her speck led pattern makes her stand out stand out from the herd which could make her a target for predators like lions but the other zebras don't seem to mind Tira's funky coat they probably think she's spot on. katie stacey. from called book national geographic kids .
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