We got these Zebras coming in....

[Wadin' Boot]

Damn things invading North Bend. Pretty sure Chris Scoones is somehow involved.....Maybe Itchydog too...

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/4-zebras-loose-near-eastbound-i-90-by-north-bend/

 

[Scottybs]

Wonder how Zebra mane ties?

 

[DimeBrite]

Please document in the Mammals thread.

 

[Wadin' Boot]

Zebra mane seems like a good call for the Starry Flounder tie...

 

[Cabezon]

And you thought that re-introducing grizzly bears and wolves would be issues. Wait until the lion prides, leopards, and hyena packs are common. And the presence of Nile crocodiles will add a novel element of risk to wet wading... Of course, the real problem will be hippos which kill more people in Africa than any other wild animal.
Steve

 

[Scottybs]

New Zebra Strike Indicators!

 

[Wadin' Boot]

And you thought that re-introducing grizzly bears and wolves would be issues. Wait until the lion prides, leopards, and hyena packs are common. And the presence of Nile crocodiles will add a novel element of risk to wet wading... Of course, the real problem will be hippos which kill more people in Africa than any other wild animal.
Steve

"Grizzly Bear survival models for reintroduction into the Cascade Range were found to be most successful if unintentional Zebra introduction occurred..."

 

[krusty]

Will gladly take these over the mollusk variety.

 

[NRC]

This is what happens if you don’t eradicate them at the midge stage of their lifecycle.

 

[Mossback]

Go Zebras !!!!

 

[Josh]

Good Zebras:



Bad Zebra:

 

[mcswny]

And you thought that re-introducing grizzly bears and wolves would be issues. Wait until the lion prides, leopards, and hyena packs are common. And the presence of Nile crocodiles will add a novel element of risk to wet wading... Of course, the real problem will be hippos which kill more people in Africa than any other wild animal.
Steve

I mean, in theory, they could have been Native considering we were once one great continent—Pangea

 

[WonkyWapiti]

3 located so far, 1 still missing. Next spring we will end up with striped elk in the area.

 

[Stonedfish]

3 located so far, 1 still missing. Next spring we will end up with striped elk in the area.

Say what?
SF

 

[Tim L]

That actually made our local news in Cleveland last night.

 

[DimeBrite]

In order to better its chances for survival, the zebra doesn’t need to blend in with the landscape, just with the herd. Predators won’t attack a whole herd, see. As long as a zebra matches the herd, and doesn’t stray away and call attention to itself, it’s relatively safe.
- Paul Matthews

 

[Sam Roffe]

And you thought that re-introducing grizzly bears and wolves would be issues. Wait until the lion prides, leopards, and hyena packs are common. And the presence of Nile crocodiles will add a novel element of risk to wet wading... Of course, the real problem will be hippos which kill more people in Africa than any other wild animal.
Steve

Snoqualmie Crocodiles?

Beware on the middle fork.

 

[Wadin' Boot]

Say what?
SF

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Stones I owe you an apology, I didn't see your post on the grizz thread about the Zebras till later in the day yesterday! I know you probably don't care, on the other hand who doesn't love Ungulate themed thread drift....

As an apology, I came up with a legitimately bad idea. Specifically if you take some wet magic sponges and swiped bands clean, each band about 10 inches apart over your Rig, you'd get a mildew alternating with white zebra effect that in effect makes your rig invisible and lets you sneak to the front of the ferry line with no one noticing. You're welcome!

PLus, as we wind down this wet season, by the time the next wet arrives, the microsponge's microabrasions will have basically made your "paint" way more hospitable to next season's mildew growth. That now microabraded paint should, if you are lucky, host a more verdant green than the preserved bands either side, the old bands representing 1998-2024. You might even have enough of a footing for actual moss growth!

 

[troutstalker]

I sure hope that they find the 4th zebra before it dies or gets hit by a car.

 

[RCF]

I sure hope that they find the 4th zebra before it dies or gets hit by a car.

Or killed by a cougar:

Uh oh! Cougar spotted on same trail as missing zebra wandering North Bend

Footage from a North Bend resident's trail cam that caught the missing zebra also caught a cougar patrolling the same area the night before.

mynorthwest.com