AdvertisementAn orphaned baby zebra has found happiness once again thanks to his keepers who wear a black and white stripy coat and take it in turns to become his 'surrogate mum'. Stripey had a traumatic start in life after his mother was killed by a pride of lions at Tsavo East National Park in Kenya. He was initially cared for by herdsmen, before being brought to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust's Voi Reintegration Unit. A spokesperson for Sheldrick Wildlife Trust said: 'Plains zebras live in close-knit groups and the bonds between mother and baby are especially strong. The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust will continue to care for Stripey until he is old enough and has the survival skills needed to reintegrate into wild populations in a protected area.

Source: Daily Mail July 21, 2020 09:02 UTC