I immediately pictured a red zebra with black stripes. I think it's because, if you were to spray red die on to a zebra, the white would turn red, and the black would remain black. Seems more logical to me.
Well when you say a zebra with red stripes, it is most logical that one would first think of the zebra and then replace the black stripes with red ones.
However, I read it too fast and it translated as "red zebra" to my mind, which sounds like it refers to the entire animal being red. Thus, I saw a red animal, and then added the black zebra stripes.
So because I am lazy and read too fast the zebra is definately red and black.
Red and White for ultimate contrast, I had a similar fantasy this weekend about if a breed of Arabian horses could produce a pink horse and how much money you could sell them for.
Since a Zebra is a white (actually light grey I think) animal with black stripes, if I saw a zebra with red stripes it would still be a white animal. Thus Red and white.
Of course I never would see a zebra with red stripes, so it's a moot point and I'll go with Per's answer instead, but rather less elegantly.
i worked on an exotic animal farm for a summer, and helped raise a baby male and baby female zebra. Im fairly certain a zebra with red stripes would also still have black stripes, so it would be black white AND red.
I gotta slow down when reading posts. Poop, I thought I first read your post as: i worked on an exotic farm animal for a summer, DUH!
I had to re-read it three times.
A zebra is a horse of course of course, talk to Mr Rick.
-tits
-red striped zebras don't exist, silly
-Im fairly certain a zebra with red stripes would also still have black stripes, so it would be black white AND red
-The stripes are more like a dark metallic blue/purple, a bit like a crows feather.
-Polls are cool.
Poop, i worked on an exotic dancer all winter, and although she looked very perky on the cold nights i didnt get any babies with her at all, whats the secret with zebras?
That depends on the shade of red; absolute red has a value exactly between black and white, so the contrast between black and red would be the same as the contrast between white and red.
And why does everyone keep saying that zebras are white animals with black stripes? I say a zebra is a black animal with white stripes! I'd like to see someone refute that.
Hm. Well the stripes are all about confusing the eye into thinking that a heard of zebra are one big entity. With that in mind, I think the white and red would work better. Black and red would tend to merge into one colour.
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i myself pictured a red and white one, i guess red being a relatively dark color would replace the black.
However, I read it too fast and it translated as "red zebra" to my mind, which sounds like it refers to the entire animal being red. Thus, I saw a red animal, and then added the black zebra stripes.
So because I am lazy and read too fast the zebra is definately red and black.
Ze Zebra must be Schwarz, Weiss AND Rot!
I like Per's answer the best so far, though.
/jzero
Also I liked Per's answer and Jzero's rofl!
Ze Zebra must be Schwarz, Weiss AND Rot!
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I seriously doubt that any (younger) non Germans will understand your joke (and probably most Germans wouldn't either)
But yeah, gotta agree on the "cool" part.
Of course I never would see a zebra with red stripes, so it's a moot point and I'll go with Per's answer instead, but rather less elegantly.
Tits.
Mr Ed was a zebra.
Funny, when I worked with them, the stripes were more like a dark metallic blue/purple, a bit like a crows feather.
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heh, I remember you telling me the same thing on Skindom messageboard a few years back when I was workin on a skin. It did help
I had to re-read it three times.
A zebra is a horse of course of course, talk to Mr Rick.
okay, next time i'll definately add more options.
-tits
-red striped zebras don't exist, silly
-Im fairly certain a zebra with red stripes would also still have black stripes, so it would be black white AND red
-The stripes are more like a dark metallic blue/purple, a bit like a crows feather.
-Polls are cool.
and mr. ed was a zebra? you've got to be kidding.
tpe
Red and White for ultimate contrast
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That depends on the shade of red; absolute red has a value exactly between black and white, so the contrast between black and red would be the same as the contrast between white and red.
And why does everyone keep saying that zebras are white animals with black stripes? I say a zebra is a black animal with white stripes! I'd like to see someone refute that.
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-zebra.html
also, where's the poll?