National Geographic Video: Zebra: Patterns in the Grass [VHS]
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Actor: National GeographicEdition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Running Time: 60 minutes
Release Date: 1997-07-09
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Nat'l Geographic Vid
Studio: Nat'l Geographic Vid
VHS Movie Reviews of National Geographic Video: Zebra: Patterns in the Grass [VHS]
Movie Review: An explanation of some of the questions about zebras that have puzzled me for a long time
Summary: 5 Stars
I was a biology major in college and of course did an in-depth study of the principles of evolution by natural selection. In general, the rule is that major traits evolve due to it providing a survival advantage. I completely understood that, but was puzzled by the zebra having black and white stripes. To me, it appeared that the characteristic would be a disadvantage; such a pattern would be obvious when compared to the green and brown background of foliage. This sharp contrast would make the zebra clearly visible from some distance away.
After viewing this tape, the survival advantage was clear. Each zebra has a unique pattern and the zebra foal imprints on it immediately after birth. This allows the foal to immediately identify its' mother, a definite survival advantage in a society where orphans are never cared for. The stripes also make it difficult for the predators to discern the foals from the adults in a herd of zebras. One of the main predators is the pack of hunting dogs, and the adults are almost immune to their attacks. The convoluted mass of stripes created by a moving herd makes it impossible to identify the foals. Even major predators such as the lion find it much easier to take down the foals rather than the adults, as the alerted adult zebra finds it relatively easy to outrun the lion over any distance. This demonstrated how the characteristics of some creatures can seem to contradict the principle of natural selection, but in fact reinforce it.
Summary of National Geographic Video: Zebra: Patterns in the Grass [VHS]
Come to the windswept plains of Africa for one of the Earth's most ancient and beautiful spectacles, the great zebra migration to Botswana. You'll travel ancient trails with thousands of these wild striped horses who share vast grasslands with wildebeests, elephants, and their deadly enemy - the lion. On this three-hundred mile journey you'll see the tender first moments of a young foal's life as she instinctively studies and memorizes her mother's stripe pattern so she'll never get lost in the herd. You'll witness how zebra family groups are rigidly organized for protection and the consequence of not following the rules - strict punishment from dominant zebras or worse, death from predators. Join National Geographic and learn the secrets behind Africa's graceful ZEBRA: PATTERNS IN THE GRASS.These wild horses of Africa make a 300-mile migration every year, braving a host of predators from lions to hyenas to gun-toting humans. It's no wonder narrator Brian Dennehy describes this journey as a "gauntlet of death" in this 50-minute installment of the famed National Geographic series. Beautifully shot in Botswana by husband and wife team Dereck and Beverly Joubert, the documentary focuses on zebra family life--which centers around strictly organized kinship groups--and some of the unique ways this animal copes with the constant threat to life. For example, given a warning call from Dad, Mom can delay giving birth for hours. From floodplain to forest, the cameras follow these striped creatures during day and night, birth and death, wrapping up with a chilling statistic that reminds us how humans can be the most lethal predators of all. --Kimberly Heinrichs
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