{"id":1008,"date":"2025-09-07T06:01:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T04:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildstripes.africa\/wp\/?page_id=1008"},"modified":"2026-04-18T20:49:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:49:40","slug":"naet00004-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wildstripes.africa\/wp\/naet00004-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NAET00004 &#8211; Plains Zebra &#8211; Etosha National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1022\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/wildstripes.africa\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/naet00004.jpg\" alt=\"Zebra in the eastern region of Etosha National Park\" class=\"wp-image-987\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildstripes.africa\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/naet00004.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/wildstripes.africa\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/naet00004-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildstripes.africa\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/naet00004-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Photograph contributed by William de Villiers<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This zebra is sponsored by<\/strong>: This zebra is not available for sponsorship as it was contributed by a third party<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Zebra name<\/strong>: Not yet named<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zebra NAET00004 at Etosha<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Plains Zebra looks like it has had a long hard day on the sparsely vegetated plains of Etosha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I must admit that she, I think, has a bold stripe pattern with nice thick black stripes countered by the white background. It doesn\u2019t have much in the way of shadow stripes which makes the rest of its stripes stand out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The markings on the left stifle are interesting and are sure to be unique. The bold markings on its side continue onto its neck and face which is unusual. Once again, the markings on the legs are almost non-existent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Species<\/strong>: Plains Zebra &#8211; <em>Equus quagga<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sex: Unknown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Date of Birth: Early 2005 (?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Herd: <a href=\"https:\/\/wildstripes.africa\/wp\/etosha-national-park\/#naetaquaherd\" title=\"Aqua\">Aqua<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: Etosha National Park, Namibia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sightings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First seen on 6 September 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This zebra is sponsored by: This zebra is not available for sponsorship as it was contributed by a third party [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1008","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO Pro 5.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NAET00004 is a Plains Zebra from Aqua herd in Etosha National Park in Namibia. 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