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[-] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago

I still can’t determine its speed or direction.

[-] Walk_blesseD@piefed.blahaj.zone 52 points 10 hours ago

So THAT'S how a horse would wear pants

[-] mal3oon@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

That's a stealing look.

[-] ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 4 points 6 hours ago

It's not just a phase moooom

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 168 points 14 hours ago

It just fueled the debate more. I don't see a lack of stripes, I see an oversized stripe.

[-] iocase@lemmy.zip 51 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Is the zebra black with white stripes, or gold with blue stripes?

[-] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

OMG, Becky. Look at his stripe.

Must be wunna them thicc fellas, mm.

~(trn: orig. zêbra; src: Gary Larson*)~

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 5 points 12 hours ago

Shave a zebra and you'll find out

[-] Erusset@slrpnk.net 4 points 13 hours ago

The stripes ran in the wash

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 63 points 14 hours ago

Zebras have black skin. They are black with white stripes.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 10 points 10 hours ago

They're black with white and black stripes.

[-] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 35 points 13 hours ago

That's only big zebra propaganda

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 20 points 13 hours ago
[-] EnchiladaRaisins@lemmy.zip 37 points 12 hours ago
[-] la508@lemmy.world 8 points 11 hours ago

Their body is smaller but a newborn zebra foal's legs are almost as long as an adult's. This is to help them keep up and also to make it harder to spot them among the herd, as lions tend to target the young and infirm.

[-] cockmushroom@reddthat.com 12 points 13 hours ago

Are white people stripey, too?

[-] Enkrod@feddit.org 37 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

All humans are stripey, it's just that the lines are usually invisible.

NSFW

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 17 points 13 hours ago
[-] Dearth@lemmy.world 16 points 13 hours ago

I think they're visible to certain wavelengths of light?

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 14 points 12 hours ago

OK? I still wanna see them

[-] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 12 hours ago

huh. looks kinda like where my stretch marks from eds wound up.

[-] Murse@slrpnk.net 12 points 12 hours ago

There's also Langar's Lines, which are a large factor in where your surgeon decides to cut!

[-] Venator@lemmy.nz 4 points 11 hours ago

White horses can have black skin too...

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 12 points 11 hours ago

You mean black horses with one big, white stripe?

[-] tomiant@piefed.world 13 points 11 hours ago

It was time to try something new. I respect that.

[-] frunch@lemmy.world 21 points 14 hours ago

Looking like one of the less-redacted Epstein Files

[-] blurry@feddit.org 24 points 15 hours ago

Defragmentation sponsored by Microsoft

[-] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 7 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

You can tell it's real because after it's all said and done, it's still hella fragmented.

[-] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Is Bella over my head, or is it supposed to be "hella?"

[-] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 3 points 9 hours ago

Whoops, typos

[-] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 14 hours ago

Their body sleeve is only partially done

[-] SPRUNTnsfw@fedinsfw.app 10 points 13 hours ago

Or is just a really bad cover up.

[-] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 13 hours ago

They had to get some stuff covered up from their time in the service

[-] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 7 points 12 hours ago

Sorry, i got distracted with my sharpie

[-] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 14 hours ago

Neat, a lot of the time you just see pictures of zebras with funky coats as foals and not as adults, but this one looks pretty grown.

[-] graycube@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

That is what happens when Mr Ed gets caught in the rain.

[-] Kumikommunism@hexbear.net 4 points 13 hours ago

Is the "generational debate" whether they are black with white stripes? Because that's been known for a long time.

[-] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 hours ago

Wow, I have a very distinct line on my arm where my skin gets lighter, always wondered why but now I know

[-] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 0 points 10 hours ago

Have you been tested for chimerism?

[-] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 0 points 14 hours ago
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