In the world of African wildlife, don’t be fooled by the somewhat gentle and simple appearance of zebras because they can rush into extremely fierce battles and only stop when someone abandons them. network.

Zebra is an animal that lives in Africa. Although they are horses, they are somewhat different from their relatives because of their unique coat color.

Looking with the naked eye, we have the feeling that the black and white stripes on their bodies are completely the same, but in fact, after analysis, scientists have concluded that the zebra’s pattern is the factor that helps they can recognize each other.

To put it simply, a zebra’s stripes have many similarities to human hand flowers, they are all unique and no zebra has the same stripes as another.

According to research by scientists, zebras’ unique black and white striped fur can help them avoid being bitten by flies.

In addition, the special patterns on the zebra’s body also reduce up to 70% of the heat absorbed into the body from sunlight, helping them easily adapt to the harsh heat in Africa.

Despite their striking appearance, that is not a disadvantage of zebras. This turns out to help them distract predators.

Similar to a form of optical illusion, when a herd of zebras stands close together, the black and white stripes make them appear as one giant mass, making predators afraid to approach.

However, zebras are not only famous for their distinctive coat color, but are also known to be among the members of the largest migration in the world.

Every year, from late June to July, millions of wildebeests and zebras participate in the Great Migration event that takes place between two areas including the Serengeti in Tanzania and the Maasai.

Mara in Kenya. All of them will cross the “river of death” together in a “circular” trip in search of water and lush grasslands in the North. Then, at the end of September, millions of animals moved back to the South.

The difficult migration process causes the number of the whole group to gradually decrease. Along the way, they have to face many dangers.

A video shot at the Maasai Mara National Animal Reserve captured the entire moment of the zebra’s extremely harsh struggle for survival.

According to the clip, in that vast grassland, two families of zebra and wild buffalo were leisurely eating, drinking, and resting when they suddenly ran away when a female lion approached.

During the chaos, a slow-moving zebra caught the lion’s sights and was fiercely attacked. But, very fortunate for the horse because its mother promptly discovered the abnormality and returned to rescue.

While the lion was preparing to strike the finishing blow, the mother zebra rushed forward, ramming her whole body into the lion, causing it to stagger and have to release its prey.

Even in a moment of improvisation, the mother horse was able to throw a flying kick at the lion’s face. Having suffered a painful blow, the evil predator had no choice but to flee.