In Kenya's Maasai Mara, a rare zebra foal named Tira, sporting polka dots instead of stripes, has captivated tourists and scientists alike. First spotted by guide Antony Tira, this unique animal's ...

The zebra was named Tira after Antony Tira, a tour guide and photographer at the reserve who first spotted the rare animal. Tira told the Kenyan outlet Daily Nation, "At first I thought it was a ...

But every now and then, a zebra is born that doesn’t fit the striped mold. At the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, a tour guide and photographer named Antony Tira recently caught sight of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. A newborn zebra foal with bizarre polka-dot markings has ...

Causing a stir online, Tira the rare zebra has her unusual markings thanks to a genetic abnormality. A polka-dotted zebra foal stands close to its mother at the Maasai Mara game reserve in Kenya ...

Antony Tira, a Maasai guide who first spotted the foal, named him Tira. Zebra stripes are as unique as fingerprints, but Tira’s odd coloration could be the first recorded observation in the ...

Fellow fotog and tour guide Anthony Tira, who first happened upon the horse initially echoed his sentiment, saying, “At first I thought it was a zebra that had been captured and painted or ...

But the zebra, who Liu’s Maasai guide named Tira, owes its eye-catching coloration to a rare genetic mutation called pseudomelanism, a condition that changes the stripe pattern of animals ...

NAROK COUNTY, Kenya - A rare zebra with unusual markings was recently spotted at the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya — sporting a dark coat and white polka dots. Anthony Tira, a tour guide ...

The newborn foal was named Tira after the Maasai guide Antony Tira who first pointed him out. A typical zebra pattern is the result of pigment cells called melanocytes, which are responsible for ...

"Last night a Maasai guide discovered an one of a kind genetically mutated baby zebra in Maasai Mara and named it after his surname - Tira," the photographer wrote. What Tira has is called ...