Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/03/09

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Zebras
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2019 18:19:25 +0530
References: <E8A25E44-22D5-4197-94C2-757D1DD3678B@gmail.com>

It is an advantage in the grasslands, less so in forests, where it can even 
be a disadvantage, because forests are full of ambush predators.
Cheers
Jayanand

Sent from my iPad

> On 09-Mar-2019, at 13:56, Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Grazers seem to live in packs irrespective of the species they belong to. 
> The first photo in today?s series features zebras, impalas, and on the 
> left hand-side a buffalo lying in the shade (view large). 
> We were told that thus they, collectively, are more aware of the dangers 
> using the better hearing of one, the farther sight of the other, etc.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/South+Africa/Zebra+-+Impala+-+Buffalo-9040.jpg.html
>  
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/South+Africa/Zebra+-+Impala+-+Buffalo-9040.jpg.html>
> 
> Plus four images (click right), focused on zebras - note the bird that 
> feeds on the lice and insects of its host).
> One is BW, so that you may also see their souls, as per Uncle ted OC ;-)
> Also, the stripes are said to be a nice jamming device that fools flies, 
> and it seems to work. A good test in the field for moir? too.
> 
> 
> I?ll be culling them down after a couple of days as usual, I mean the 
> pixies displayed on the lug ...
> 
> Amities
> 
> Philippe
> 
> 
> 
> 
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