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I think there are some issues with the paragraph “The zebra can reach a speed of 68.4 km/h (42.5 mph) compared to 57.6 km/h (35.8 mph) for the lion, but lions have a higher maximum acceleration” in the “Ecology and behaviour” section. 1) It seems ridiculous to me to give a speed down to a tenth of a km/h, given the difficulty in measuring speed, the terrain, the individual animal, the species of zebra etc. 2) If I click on the cited reference I can’t actually search the reference to back up the statement there. 3) The articles on Wikipedia cite different top speeds.
I suggest altering the figures in the paragraph to match the other figures on Wikipedia. Bringing in @ LittleJerry who reverted this edit. BrightOrion ( talk) 04:53, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
In the hunting sequence, analyzed in this study, the lion attained a lower running speed (10.4ms-1) than in the multiple hunting sequences (13.5ms-1) analyzed by Elliott et al. (1977; fig. 5), which involved pursuit of wildebeest (the same prey species as in this study), as well as zebra Equus burchelli and Thomson’s gazelle. This could have been due to the predator not having singled out a particular prey individual during the filmed portion of the hunting sequence. Indeed, the hunt appears to have been unsuccessful.
The 98th percentile of speed was C - 19.9, I - 13.8, L - 13.9 and Z - 10.6 ms-1 which is 84, 78, 67 and 77% of the maximum achieved by three individuals which were C - 23.8, I - 17.7, L - 20.6 and Z - 13.8ms-1. So predators were faster than their prey and all species rarely approached their maximum recorded speed (Extended Data Fig. 5).
That article is already cited!!!!! LittleJerry ( talk) 12:51, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
Despite the debate, scientifically they are black with white stripes. [1] Lmharding ( talk) 23:11, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
Zebra meat was mainly eaten by European colonisers; among African cultures only the San are known to eat it regularly. [1] failed verification
References
- ^ Plumb & Shaw 2018, pp. 41, 132–133.
Reason from above:
From search for term "meat" in Google books (did not return page numbers): "As noted above, most colonizers didn't take to zebra meat, though Africans continued to eat it." Other snippets also suggest this was far from black and white.
— MaxEnt 22:12, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
The ISBN is the web verison of the book. And on page 41 it states
"Unlike European visitors, African cultures have rarely, if ever, hunted zebra for sport. Eating zebra, however, has always been a part of the San experience..."
LittleJerry ( talk) 21:44, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
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Characteristics tab > Stripes > function > crypsis hypothesis > Sentence beginning "Melin and colleagues (2016) found that lions..", "expect" should be changed to "except". Catch a ride ( talk) 09:13, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
In the table of extant species, Grévy's zebra is listed with a shoulder height of 4.10–5.25 ft. The other two species are listed with their non-metric heights in inches (43–57 and 46–57 for the plains and mountain zebras, respectively).
Recommend changing Grévy's imperial unit height to 49–63 in to match the other two. It'd also internally match the other non-metric measurements for body & tail length. Finally, listing shoulder heights in inches is an easy conversion to HH (yes, hh is supposed to be for the withers). Cjmcjmcjmcjm ( talk) 18:54, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
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A herd of plains zebras (Equus quagga) in the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Equidae |
Genus: | Equus |
Subgenus: |
Hippotigris C. H. Smith, 1841 |
Species | |
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E. capensis | |
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Modern range of the three living zebra species |
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Under "Characteristics": Change "amount of stripes" to "number of stripes". "Amount" pertains to a singular, "number" to a plural. Thank you. Walter Delahunt 24.222.182.150 ( talk) 00:57, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
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I think there are some issues with the paragraph “The zebra can reach a speed of 68.4 km/h (42.5 mph) compared to 57.6 km/h (35.8 mph) for the lion, but lions have a higher maximum acceleration” in the “Ecology and behaviour” section. 1) It seems ridiculous to me to give a speed down to a tenth of a km/h, given the difficulty in measuring speed, the terrain, the individual animal, the species of zebra etc. 2) If I click on the cited reference I can’t actually search the reference to back up the statement there. 3) The articles on Wikipedia cite different top speeds.
I suggest altering the figures in the paragraph to match the other figures on Wikipedia. Bringing in @ LittleJerry who reverted this edit. BrightOrion ( talk) 04:53, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
In the hunting sequence, analyzed in this study, the lion attained a lower running speed (10.4ms-1) than in the multiple hunting sequences (13.5ms-1) analyzed by Elliott et al. (1977; fig. 5), which involved pursuit of wildebeest (the same prey species as in this study), as well as zebra Equus burchelli and Thomson’s gazelle. This could have been due to the predator not having singled out a particular prey individual during the filmed portion of the hunting sequence. Indeed, the hunt appears to have been unsuccessful.
The 98th percentile of speed was C - 19.9, I - 13.8, L - 13.9 and Z - 10.6 ms-1 which is 84, 78, 67 and 77% of the maximum achieved by three individuals which were C - 23.8, I - 17.7, L - 20.6 and Z - 13.8ms-1. So predators were faster than their prey and all species rarely approached their maximum recorded speed (Extended Data Fig. 5).
That article is already cited!!!!! LittleJerry ( talk) 12:51, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
Despite the debate, scientifically they are black with white stripes. [1] Lmharding ( talk) 23:11, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
Zebra meat was mainly eaten by European colonisers; among African cultures only the San are known to eat it regularly. [1] failed verification
References
- ^ Plumb & Shaw 2018, pp. 41, 132–133.
Reason from above:
From search for term "meat" in Google books (did not return page numbers): "As noted above, most colonizers didn't take to zebra meat, though Africans continued to eat it." Other snippets also suggest this was far from black and white.
— MaxEnt 22:12, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
The ISBN is the web verison of the book. And on page 41 it states
"Unlike European visitors, African cultures have rarely, if ever, hunted zebra for sport. Eating zebra, however, has always been a part of the San experience..."
LittleJerry ( talk) 21:44, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
MDali 2400:C600:451D:13A1:1:0:B68D:CCE6 ( talk) 21:02, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
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Characteristics tab > Stripes > function > crypsis hypothesis > Sentence beginning "Melin and colleagues (2016) found that lions..", "expect" should be changed to "except". Catch a ride ( talk) 09:13, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
In the table of extant species, Grévy's zebra is listed with a shoulder height of 4.10–5.25 ft. The other two species are listed with their non-metric heights in inches (43–57 and 46–57 for the plains and mountain zebras, respectively).
Recommend changing Grévy's imperial unit height to 49–63 in to match the other two. It'd also internally match the other non-metric measurements for body & tail length. Finally, listing shoulder heights in inches is an easy conversion to HH (yes, hh is supposed to be for the withers). Cjmcjmcjmcjm ( talk) 18:54, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
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Zebra | |
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A herd of plains zebras (Equus quagga) in the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Equidae |
Genus: | Equus |
Subgenus: |
Hippotigris C. H. Smith, 1841 |
Species | |
†
E. capensis | |
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Modern range of the three living zebra species |
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Under "Characteristics": Change "amount of stripes" to "number of stripes". "Amount" pertains to a singular, "number" to a plural. Thank you. Walter Delahunt 24.222.182.150 ( talk) 00:57, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
This deletion attempt may be of interest to editors of this page. Randy Kryn ( talk) 15:34, 24 May 2024 (UTC)