Pals!

I like the interaction of the two animals, but the light seems a bit flat to me.

Is their buffy coloration true to the subspecies or is it the color of the local clay? Also, I am curious about the neck bulge/loose skin on the leader. Anomaly or did something almost have zebra lunch?

Richard and Lon,
Thanks very much for your comments, much appreciated

Lon,
Colours of all Zebra vary considerably in particular Plains or Burchell's the name they give to the vast majority of Zebra. This Mountain Zebra is actually considered to be a distinct species, of which there are two subspecies Cape Mountain Zebra which as its name suggests lives in the Cape region of South Africa. This one is known as Hartmann's Mountain Zebra which occurs mainly in Namibia. It has a very distinctive stripe pattern most noticeable on the rump and the fully striped legs, the dewlap is however only found on this species, the ground color is considered to be buff rather than white.. Thanks for asking

Thanks, Ken. I did not know any zebra had a natural dewlap!