While on a trip to Africa, a photographer captured a set of stunning images of a rare “polka-dotted” zebra foal. The zebra was the first with its unusual coloration to be seen in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Its unusual markings may be a sign of a genetic mutation.
Masai guide Antony Tira first spotted the animal on Sept. 13, 2019. “At first, I thought it was a zebra that had been captured and painted or marked for purposes of migration. I was confused when I first saw it,” he recalled, per Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation. He named the foal Tira before inviting photographer Frank Liu, who was in the area on the lookout for rhinos, to take some photos of its unusual color pattern.
