A unique sight of a zebra with spots instead of
stripes was captured in Maasai Mara National park by a Photographer named Frank Liu from
Kenya.
“Last night in Maasai Mara, a Maasai guide
discovered a one-of-a-kind genetically altered baby zebra and named it Tira,”
the photographer stated.
According to National Geographic, Tira has
pseudomelanism, which is an uncommon hereditary condition that causes animals
to have an aberrant stripe pattern.
According to the site, zebras with distinctive
patterns like Tira, may encounter survival issues. “There's no reason to
suppose he can't fit into the herd” if the zebra survives to adulthood.
The foal has a rare genetic defect that causes its stripe pattern to be aberrant.
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