Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Zebra

Love those Zebras (at the Calgary Zoo)! One of the Zoo workers came by on her bike, with two Bactrian Camels racing her the other side of the fence. She said this is part of her day's routine and asked if I wanted to say Hi to them and also get a kiss from them. Well, that was a new experience for me, LOL! My first lesbian kiss, ha, ha, ha!!! These two half-sisters seemed very gentle animals, just huge. Disappointing to learn that the Aviary that contains the Great Gray Owls, Barred Owls, etc. is still closed due to some flooding (?) problems. Can't wait for it to open again.

I liked the pattern of black and white stripes around the eye on this Zebra, seen yesterday when I went to the Zoo with my youngest daughter. We wanted to check out the newly reconstructed Conservatory - my daughter misses Vancouver so much, and wanted to be back amongst lush greens instead of our winter colours here.

Photo of this beautiful, ENDANGERED Grevy's Zebra was taken at the Calgary Zoo on 8 September 2012, when I went with my friends from England for the day. "The Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi), also known as the imperial zebra, is the largest extant wild equid and the largest and most endangered of the three species of zebra, the other two being the plains zebra and the mountain zebra. Named after Jules Grévy, it is the sole extant member of the subgenus Dolichohippus. The Grévy's zebra is found in Kenya and Ethiopia. Compared with other zebras, it is tall, has large ears, and its stripes are narrower. The Grévy's zebra lives in semi-arid grasslands where it feeds on grasses, legumes, and browse; it can survive up to five days without water. It differs from the other zebra species in that it does not live in harems and has few long-lasting social bonds. Male territoriality and mother–foal relationships form the basis of the social system of the Grévy's zebra. This zebra is considered to be endangered. Its population has declined from 15,000 to 3,000 since the 1970s. However, as of 2008 the population is stable." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%A9vy's_zebra

These Zebra legs reminded me (for some amusing reason) of when I was a child/young teen growing up in England. Close Swiss friends (of my parents) who lived in Switzerland used to send delightful Christmas parcels to us. Each year, I would excitedly unwrap Swiss socks - these came in every design imaginable - and I proudly wore these, as they were so different. The other gift I remember so well was the delicious Swiss chocolate.

I always love to see the different black and white markings on a Zebra, but had never really looked closely at their eyes before. Taken at the Calgary Zoo.

This Zebra at the Calgary Zoo was standing close to the railings, so I zoomed in, partly in order to avoid the metal bars. I love the abstract patterns on their hide.

I love black and white in anything and have always been fascinated by the striped patterns of Zebras.