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Перевод: zebra

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Тезаурус:

1. And down in the highlands of the south there is the extremely rare mountain zebra, with bold but more vertically arranged flank stripes.
2. Certainly a visit to the plains of Africa gives one an immediate impression of how conspicuous the stripes are and how easy it is to spot a herd of zebra in almost any terrain.
3. These include Cockatiels, Budgerigars, Zebra Finches, Java Sparrows, Bengalese Finches and Chinese Painted Quail.
4. Thus buffalo, zebra, many an antelope, and the white rhinoceros (which has a square lip) are grazers; while giraffe, okapi, antelope such as bongo and gerenuk, and the black rhino (with its pointed lip) are browsers.
5. A reason why a pattern of vertical stripes might have been selected as a social bonding device is that attachment takes place most strongly during periods of grooming (right) and this involves a zebra bending its neck creating vertical folds in the skin (below); the bold stripes could have evolved to augment and elaborate these dark lines.
6. One experienced game tracker claimed that it was possible to get to within 40 or 50 yards before spotting a zebra under these conditions, and even then it only gave itself away by a small movement such as the swish of its tail or the sudden turn of its head.
7. Another suggestion is that the stripes confuse the lion by making it difficult to tell where one zebra ends and another begins.
8. In theory the dazzle explanation makes sense, because the zebra patterning is just about as vivid as it can be, when seen at close quarters, but once again the facts do not support this idea in practice.
9. Over the whole of the middle of the range there is the common zebra, with many local races, all with big bold stripes.
10. Up in the north of the range there is the big Grevy's zebra, with its very fine, narrow stripes.
11. Dead Zebra.
12. The summit may be, and more often than not is, like Ice Station Zebra.
13. Wood veneer finishes with aluminum trim characterised the lounges and offices: zebra wood, holly, and walnut in the men's lounge were arranged in abstract designs derived from railroad locomotives, cars, and signals; panels of zebra and madrone wood covered the women's lounge; and gum, harewood, and holly were used in the offices along with cork flooring.