TY  - BOOK
AU  - Plumb,Christopher
AU  - Shaw,Samuel
TI  - Zebra
T2  - Animal
SN  - 1780239351
AV  - QL737 .U62 P58 2018
U1  - 599.665/7 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - London, UK
PB  - Reaktion Books
KW  - Animals and civilization
KW  - Human-animal relationships
KW  - Stripes
KW  - Zebras
KW  - In art
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Symbolic aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-203) and index; Introduction : defining the zebra -- Zebras at home -- Zebras on the move -- Colonizing the zebra -- Extraordinary zebras -- Stripes -- Z is for zebra -- Timeline
N2  - Common and exotic, glamorous and ferocious, sociable and sullen: zebras mean many things to many people. The extraordinary beauty of their striped coats makes them one of the world's most recognizable animals. They have been immortalized in paint by artists including George Stubbs and Lucian Freud, and zebra-print designs permeate contemporary society - on beanbags and bikinis, car seats and pencil cases. Zebras even have a road crossing named after them. But the zebra remains a mystery to most. [This book] uncovers the natural and cultural history of this popular animal. It shows how the zebra's history engages and intersects with diverse topics, including eighteenth-century humour, imperialism and camouflage technologies."--Back cover
ER  -