Hundreds of thousands of years of evolution have led to the striped appearance of the zebra as we perceive it today. But did you know that due to spontaneous mutation or some recessive gene, dotted Zeb will have spots instead of stripes? Somewhere along the way, their ancestors wore polka dots until those spots started to get longer, eventually becoming those brilliant stripes that even a three-year-old can understand.
A Dotted Zebra
Today, one in a billion zebra cubs is born covered in dots. It’s a fascinating sight to see, akin to witnessing a miracle or meeting an honest lawyer, and it just happened in Kenya.
Of course, as soon as the photos of this spotted baby zeb from the Maasai Mara National Reserve were published, the internet went into a frenzy, making it go viral.
Rahul Sachdev and Antony Teera were the ones who recognized this unusual animal while working on tour publications. it’s secure to mention that they carried their cameras.
notwithstanding its cute look, the small zebra will most probably cross extinct because of its unusual design. you see the stripes on a zebra act as a shape of protection. Zebras are easy pickings for a collection of hyenas or a searching team of younger lion moms while they’re consuming or resting.
In short, their stripes confuse predators, so no animal can attack. That’s unless it has spots in a sea of lines, for example. We wish little Spotty all the best, however, the reality is that he won’t survive his first birthday.
Nature is a terrible mistress.