21-Sep-2023 Theme: 'Zebra'

(1) Are zebras black-skinned with white stripes, or white-skinned with black stripes?

Answer: Black-skinned with white stripes.

(2) Zebra finches consist of two species. Taeniopygia castanotis is found in most arid areas of Australia. Where does the other species (Taeniopygia guttata) occur?

Answer: Indonesia and East Timor (Lesser Sunda Islands).

(3) Zebrafish (or zebra danios – Danio rerio) are popular exotic aquarium fish. What else are they bred for in large numbers?

Answer: Biomedical research.

(4) What is a zebroid?

Answer: Any hybrid between a zebra and another species (eg horse or donkey).

(5) What subspecies of zebra – with stripes only on its forequarters – was hunted to extinction in the 19th century, but is now the subject of a breeding program to try and resurrect it?

Answer: Quagga.

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