In a first, zebra cams reveal herds on the move with giraffes

Elie Dolgin • February 13, 2025

Zebras and giraffes offer one another protection without food competition.

In the opening scene of The Lion King, animals of every stripe, spot and tusk march in unison across the African plains, bound by an unseen thread of connection.

This iconic moment mirrors a natural phenomenon in the wild: zebras forging unlikely alliances with giraffes and traveling as a unified herd.


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