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87-725: The film tells the story of Stripes, a circus plains zebra who is accidentally abandoned in Kentucky and raised on a farm next to a racing track. Believing he is a racehorse, Stripes dreams of training for and competing in the races. The film stars Hayden Panettiere , Bruce Greenwood , Wendie Malick and M. Emmet Walsh , with the voice talents of Frankie Muniz , Mandy Moore , Michael Clarke Duncan , Jeff Foxworthy , Joshua Jackson , Joe Pantoliano , Michael Rosenbaum , Steve Harvey , David Spade , Snoop Dogg , Fred Dalton Thompson , Dustin Hoffman and Whoopi Goldberg . Racing Stripes

174-495: A Shetland pony named Tucker, a Saanen goat named Franny, and a Rhode Island Red named Reggie. The next day, Stripes becomes convinced that he is destined for the nearby racetrack, Turfway Park , unaware that he is not a horse, but a zebra. Two foals named Trenton's Pride and Ruffshodd decide to race Stripes, until they are stopped by Pride's father, three-time Kentucky Open champion, Sir Trenton. Three years later, an adult Stripes meets an Arabian filly named Sandy and develops

261-489: A foal is brown and white and the brown darkens with age. Various abnormalities of the patterns have been documented in plains zebras. Melanistic zebras have high concentrations of dark stripes on the torso but low concentrations on the legs. "Spotted" individuals display interruptions in black striping patterns. There have even been morphs with white spots on dark backgrounds. Striping abnormalities have been linked to inbreeding . Albino zebras have been recorded in

348-482: A 1-dimensional array sensor to take 1-pixel-wide sequential images of the finish line. Since only a single line of the CCD is read out at a time, the frame rates can be very high (up to 20,000 frames per second ). Unlike a film based photo finish, there is no delay from developing the film, and the photo finish is available immediately. They may be triggered by a laser , photovoltaic means, or even motion sensing done within

435-612: A bronze medal. In the 2017 Tour de France a difference of 0.0003 seconds was judged by photo finish to separate the winner Marcel Kittel from Edvald Boasson Hagen , second, in the seventh stage of the race on July 7. A photo finish is possible in NASCAR . On February 17, 2018 , Tyler Reddick beat Elliott Sadler by 0.0004 seconds to win the PowerShares QQQ 300 race in the NASCAR Xfinity Series . It

522-465: A captive zebra ostracised from the horses and end up being ridden by a rebellious girl. In the film Fantasia , two centaurs are depicted being half human and half zebra, instead of the typical half human and half horse. Zebras have been featured as characters in other animated films like Khumba , The Lion King and the Madagascar films . Photo finish A photo finish occurs in

609-544: A crush on her after losing to the mailman in their usual race. While talking to Sandy, he is approached by Pride and Ruffshodd, while Channing's bloodhound , Lightning, is lazy and talks while he rests. Pride challenges Stripes to a race at a secret racetrack in the woods called the Blue Moon Races; he accepts but loses the race. The following day, Tucker, having secretly watched Stripes, approaches him and suggests that he gets proper training first. Stripes, in need of

696-475: A herd, allowing individuals to interact with those outside their group. Among harem-holding species, this has only been observed in primates such as the gelada and the hamadryas baboon . Bachelor groups tend to be at the periphery of herds and when the herd moves, the bachelors trail behind. Stallions form and expand their harems by abducting young mares from their natal harems. When a mare reaches sexual maturity and has her first oestrous cycle, she attracts

783-463: A lesser extent, leopards , cheetahs and African wild dogs . Plains zebras are a highly social species, forming harems with a single stallion , several mares and their recent offspring; bachelor groups also form. Groups may come together to form herds. The animals keep watch for predators; they bark or snort when they see a predator and the harem stallion attacks predators to defend his harem. The plains zebra remains common in game reserves , but

870-512: A little help from Buzz and Scuzz, the rescue is successful, and they get back in time for Stripes to go to the race. At the race, Nolan bets Dalrymple that if Stripes wins, he gets Sandy, and if he loses, he will come back to work for her. During the race, Ruffshodd, and even his jockey, try to stop Stripes from winning, until Scuzz gets them disqualified by biting Ruffshodd's rear end. Later, Stripes begins to wear out, until he finally remembers what Tucker taught him: "Don't look back. Leave it all on

957-417: A major meltdown after being easily scared by the horse gate like all the other horses at the tryouts. Once he calms down, he begins running, but gets hit in the face by flying dirt while racing, causing Channing to fall off. Although she is uninjured, Nolan chastises and blames her. When Dalrymple mocks her riding skills, Nolan defends his daughter. In response, Dalrymple sarcastically signs Stripes to compete in

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1044-642: A premarital school meant to initiate women into adulthood. In the Shona language , the name "madhuve" means "woman/women of the zebra totem" and is a given name for girls in Zimbabwe. Zebras have also been represented in Western culture. They have been thought of as a more exotic alternative to horse; the comic book character Sheena, Queen of the Jungle is depicted riding a zebra. The film Racing Stripes features

1131-415: A rider, chooses 16-year-old Channing, and convinces a new farm animal, a pelican named Goose, to sabotage Channing's motorcycle and Old Blue , Nolan's old pickup truck, so that Channing can ride him to her workplace at Turfway Park. The plan works, and Channing, with Nolan's reluctant approval, rides Stripes to Turfway Park. There, Channing is antagonized by her boss, Clara Dalrymple, for bringing Stripes to

1218-520: A single hyena is allowed to come within a few metres. To escape from predators, an adult zebra can run at 60–70 km/h (37–43 mph). When being hunted by hyenas or wild dogs, a zebra harem stays close together and cooperates to protect threatened members, particularly the young. The harem stallion goes on the offensive and attacks the dogs or hyenas. Plains zebras are nomadic and non-territorial, home ranges vary from 30 km (12 sq mi) to 600 km (230 sq mi), depending on

1305-785: A single stallion, several mares and their recent offspring. The adult membership of a harem is highly stable, typically remaining together for months to years. Groups of all-male " bachelors " also exist. These are stable groups of up to 15 males with an age-based hierarchy, led by a young male. These males stay in their groups until they are ready to start a harem. The bachelors prepare for their adult roles with play fights and greeting/challenge rituals, which take up most of their activities. Multiple harems and bachelor groups come together to form larger herds of hundreds of animals, especially during migrations. Plains zebras are unusual among harem-holding species in forming these groups. In addition, pairs of harems may create temporarily stable subgroups within

1392-482: A sporting race when multiple competitors cross the finishing line at nearly the same time. As the naked eye may not be able to determine which of the competitors crossed the line first, a photo or video taken at the finish line may be used for a more accurate check. Photo finishes make it less likely that officials will declare a race a dead heat . Finish line photos are still used in nearly every modern racing sport. Although some sports use electronic equipment to track

1479-474: A subspecies structure in plains zebras but, instead, observed a north–south genetic continuum. Modern plains zebra populations appear to have originated from Southern Africa around 370,000 years ago with plains zebras in Uganda, the most northern population, being the most distinct. The plains zebra stands at a height of 127–140 cm (50–55 in) with a head-body length of 217–246 cm (85–97 in) and

1566-489: A tail length of 47–56.5 cm (18.5–22.2 in). Males weigh 220–322 kg (485–710 lb) while females weigh 175–250 kg (386–551 lb). The species is intermediate in size between the larger Grévy's zebra and the smaller mountain zebra. It is dumpy bodied with relatively short legs and a skull with a convex forehead and a somewhat concave nose profile. The neck is thicker in males than in females. The ears are upright and have rounded tips. They are shorter than in

1653-444: A variety of locations at a fixed moment in time; strip photography swaps the time and space dimensions, showing a variety of times at a fixed location. The final image often shows a solid white background, which is a continuous scan of the painted finish line. Racers may appear distorted based on the movement of their limbs and heads as they cross the line; limbs are elongated where they remain static or move backwards in relation to

1740-788: A water source. Zebras also live in elevations from sea level to 4,300 ft on Mount Kenya . Depending on the population, zebra herds may be sedentary, being highly dense with small ranges, or migratory , being less populated with separate, extensive dry and wet home ranges. When migrating, zebras appear to rely on some memory of the locations where foraging conditions were best and may predict conditions months before their arrival. The loss of open grasslands due to woody plant encroachment increases predation risk and therewith habitat. Plains zebras primarily feed on grass ; preferred species being Themeda triandra , Cynodon dactylon , Eragrostis superba and Cenchrus ciliaris . Zebra sometimes browse or dig for corms and rhizomes during

1827-484: Is a phantom". Careful study of the original zebra populations in Zululand and Eswatini and of skins harvested on game farms in Zululand and Natal has revealed that a certain small proportion shows similarity to what now is regarded as typical burchellii . The type localities of the subspecies Equus quagga burchellii and Equus quagga antiquorum are so close to each other that the two are in fact one and that, therefore,

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1914-431: Is high in their first year of life and is usually caused by predation. However, zebra young are afforded more protection than those of species like wildebeest and hartebeest . A foal is usually weaned at around eleven months, but may suckle for longer. Females reach puberty before three years, and males after five or six. Young male zebras eventually leave their family groups as the relationship with their mothers fades after

2001-424: Is made when moving in cover of potential danger. When in contentment, a zebra makes a more drawn-out snort. Males make a short, high-pitched squeal when hurt, and foals emit a drawn-out wail when in distress. Two main facial expressions are made by zebras; the greeting and threat. In both cases, the lips are pulled back and chewing motions are made. Greeting involves the ears sticking up and directing forward; while

2088-674: Is often the first grazing species to appear in a well-vegetated area. The flexible upper lip allows them to push plant material between the incisors to cut. Zebras have a less efficient digestive system than ruminants but food passage is twice as fast. Thus, zebras are less selective in foraging, but they do spend much time eating. The zebra is a pioneer grazer and prepares the way for more specialised grazers such as blue wildebeests and Thomson's gazelles . The plains zebra's major predators are lions and spotted hyenas . Lions are most successful when targeting lone individuals, usually an old male while hyenas chase and isolate an individual from

2175-400: Is shown as it appeared the moment it crossed the line; anything stationary is represented as a horizontal streak. The horizontal position represents time, and time markings along the bottom of the photo can be used to find the exact crossing time of any racer. The high angle allows judges to see the position of every racer in relation to the others. In a conventional photograph, the image shows

2262-624: Is the closest finish in NASCAR history. A photo finish has occurred in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series four times: As of 2024, one race has had a margin of victory of 0.001 seconds in the Cup Series , which was when Kyle Larson bested Chris Buescher in the 2024 AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway . Examples of similar close finishes are as follows: In horse racing , photo finishes determine accurately when

2349-487: Is the most common and geographically widespread species of zebra . Its range is fragmented, but spans much of southern and eastern Africa south of the Sahara . Six or seven subspecies have been recognised, including the extinct quagga which was thought to be a separate species. More recent research supports variations in zebra populations being clines rather than subspecies. Plains zebras are intermediate in size between

2436-533: Is threatened by human activities, such as hunting for its meat and hide, as well as competition with livestock and encroachment by farming on much of its habitat . The loss of open grasslands due to woody plant encroachment increases predation risk and therewith habitat. Plains zebra are listed as near threatened by the IUCN as of 2016. The species population is stable and not endangered, though populations in most countries have declined sharply. The plains zebra

2523-526: The Neolithic era . Plains zebras generally live in treeless grasslands and savanna woodlands, but can be found in a variety of habitats, both tropical and temperate. However, they are generally absent from deserts, dense rainforests, and permanent wetlands. They generally prefer Acacieae woodlands over Commiphora . They are water-dependent and live in more mesic environments than other African equids. They seldom wander 10–12 km (6.2–7.5 mi) from

2610-612: The Olympic Games ) to ensure that accurate timings are given swiftly both to the spectators and to the officials. The photo finish has been used in the Olympics since as early as 1912 , when the Stockholm Olympics used a camera system in the men's 1500 metres race. The 1948 Olympics saw the finish of the men's 100 metre race determined with the use of photo finish equipment provided by Swiss watchmaker Omega and

2697-788: The Pleistocene and, possibly, the penultimate glacial maximum. Its distinct coat pattern may have evolved rapidly because of geographical isolation and/or adaptation to a drier environment. In addition, plains zebra subspecies tend to have less striping the further south they live, and the quagga was the most southern-living of them all. The simplified cladogram below is based on the 2005 analysis (some taxa shared haplotypes and could therefore not be differentiated): Mountain zebra ( E. zebra ) Grévy's zebra ( E. grevyi ) Quagga ( E. q. quagga ) Damara zebra ( E. q. antiquorum )- Chapman's zebra ( E. q. chapmani ) Grant's zebra ( E. q. boehmi ) A 2018 DNA study found no evidence for

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2784-606: The Quagga Project is trying to recreate the phenotype of hair coat pattern and related characteristics by selectively breeding Burchell's zebras. Zebras have been featured in African art and culture for millennia. They have been depicted in rock art in Southern Africa (modern Botswana, Namibia and South Africa) dating from 20,000–28,000 years ago, though not as commonly as antelope species like eland . How

2871-703: The Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, Tsavo and Masai Mara in Kenya, Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, Etosha National Park in Namibia, and Kruger National Park in South Africa. Some stable populations live in unprotected areas. The quagga was hunted by early Dutch settlers and later by Afrikaners to provide meat or for their skins. The skins were traded or used locally. The quagga

2958-506: The afterbirth is rarely consumed. A newborn is capable of standing almost immediately and starts to eat grass within a week. Early on, a mother zebra keeps any other zebra away from her foal, including the stallion, the other mares, and even her previous offspring. Later, though, they all bond. Within the group, a foal has the same rank as its mother. The stallion is generally intolerant of foals that are not his, and zebras may practice infanticide and feticide . Mortality for foals

3045-938: The 17 countries where it is native. They are stable in Ethiopia , Malawi , and South Africa and possibly Angola ; stable or increasing in Mozambique , Namibia and Eswatini ; and decreasing in Botswana , DR Congo , Kenya , Rwanda , Somalia , South Sudan , Tanzania , Uganda , Zambia , and Zimbabwe . They are extinct in Burundi , Lesotho and possibly Somalia. Zebras are threatened by hunting for their hide and meat, and habitat change from farming. They also compete with livestock for food, and fencing blocks migration routes. Civil wars in some countries have also caused declines in zebra populations. The zebra can be found in numerous protected areas across its range, including

3132-516: The British Race Finish Recording Company. At the finish line, photocells and digital cameras are used to establish the placings. Sometimes, in a race as fast as the 100 m sprint, all eight athletes can be separated by less than half a second. It is not uncommon for two athletes to have exactly the same time recorded without there being a dead heat. The 2008 Summer Olympics saw the introduction of some of

3219-558: The Kentucky Open competition. Meanwhile, Stripes finally realizes he is a zebra after being told off by Sir Trenton, which severely discourages him. Despite Channing's pleas and Woodzie's encouragement, Nolan refuses to let her race Stripes. Realizing this, the farm animals lure Nolan into the farm to show him a table holding his past accomplishments, and he changes his mind. Meanwhile, due to Stripes's misbehavior during training, Franny reveals to Stripes that Tucker helped Nolan train

3306-522: The Men's under-23 road race at the 2010 UCI Road World Championships in Melbourne , the organisers had to declare a dead heat between the two riders finishing just behind race winner Michael Matthews and runner-up John Degenkolb , as they were unable to detect any differences on the images taken from Tissot’s photo finish camera. Therefore the riders Taylor Phinney and Guillaume Boivin were both awarded

3393-477: The area and if the population is migratory. They are more active during the day and spend most of their time feeding. Other activities include dust bathing , rubbing, drinking and intermittent resting which is very brief. At night, zebra activity is subdued except when threatened by predators. They may rest or sleep laying down, while one individual keeps guard. The plains zebra is highly social and usually forms small family groups called harems , which consist of

3480-406: The attention of nearby stallions, both bachelors and harem leaders. Her family stallion (likely her father) chases off or fights stallions attempting to abduct her. Even after a young mare is isolated from her natal harem, the fight over her continues until her oestrous cycle is over and it starts again with the next oestrous cycle. It is rare that the mare's original abductor keeps her for long. When

3567-503: The birth of a sibling. The young stallion then seeks out other young stallions for company. Young females may stay in the harem until they are abducted by another stallion. Plains zebras have an average lifespan of 25 years in the wild. In 2016, the plains zebra was classified as near threatened by the IUCN . As of that year, the total population is estimated to be around 500,000 individuals. The species remains common throughout its range but has experienced population declines in 10 of

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3654-519: The decisive, first-place finish-line moment. These cameras only were used for first-place finishes, and provided no help in determining any of the other race placings. The oldest single-exposure race-track photo-finish images discovered so far were made by John Charles Hemment in 1890. Historically, motion picture cameras had been used in the United States since the 1920s for recording race-meets but were unsuitable for photo-finish photography as

3741-426: The dry season. They appear to partial to eating scorched Colophospermum mopane and Pterocarpus rotundifolius , consuming both the leaves and twigs. Plains zebras are adapted for grazing on both long, tough grass stems and newly emerging short grass. In some areas, it rarely feeds below 100–150 mm (3.9–5.9 in) to ground level. It ranges more widely than many other species, even into woodlands , and it

3828-407: The fastest timekeeping equipment yet, with cameras that take photographs 3,000 times a second (compared to 1996 , which were 1,000 times per second). The 2012 Summer Olympics had a photo finish during a triathlon event in which Nicola Spirig of Switzerland and Lisa Nordén of Sweden finished the race at nearly the same time, but with Spirig ranked first. The Swedish Olympic Committee appealed

3915-453: The film has a weighted average score of 43 out of 100 based on 26 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore give the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale. Plains zebra E. q. quagga † E. q. burchellii E. q. boehmi E. q. borensis E. q. chapmani E. q. crawshayi E. q. selousi The plains zebra ( Equus quagga , formerly Equus burchellii )

4002-651: The film was completed in Los Angeles , California. On May 21, Summit Entertainment and Warner Bros. acquired distribution rights to the film. The film's score was composed by Mark Isham, who also produced and cowrote "Taking the Inside Rail" with Sting ; "It Ain't Over Yet", heard when Channing and Nolan train Stripes, as well as at the end of the film, was written by Bryan Adams , Gretchen Peters and Eliot Kennedy , and produced by Adams. The soundtrack album

4089-570: The film, Hayden Panettiere was thrown off a zebra and ended up hospitalized with a concussion and a pinched nerve in her neck. The producers forbade her from mentioning the injury during publicity for the film; she finally revealed it during a 2013 episode of British talk show The Graham Norton Show . In March 2003, Frankie Muniz was cast following his performance in Agent Cody Banks . On July 27, 2003, other cast members were announced, such as Hayden Panettiere, who would star opposite

4176-621: The film. On March 25, 2003, it was announced that Mark Isham would compose the music for the film. Two racing zebras, Sam and Daisy, were used in the film. Sam was more well-behaved, and "kind of wanted to be a horse", according to Tim Rivers, who trained him at the Animals in Motion farm near Citra , Florida. Sam had experience in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls , Second Noah and Sheena . During production of

4263-554: The forests of Mount Kenya , with the dark stripes being blonde. The quagga had brown and white stripes on the head and neck, brown upper parts and a white belly, tail and legs. The plains zebra's range stops short of the Sahara from South Sudan and southern Ethiopia extending south along eastern Africa, as far as Zambia, Mozambique, and Malawi, before spreading into most southern African countries. They may have lived in Algeria in

4350-459: The frame rate was too infrequent to catch the critical instant when horses or dogs reached the finish line. This was achieved by using a special slit camera . Lorenzo Del Riccio , a Paramount Pictures motion picture engineer improved the circular flow camera, a device which had been invented in the 1930s especially for the purpose of photographing moving objects. The first racing club to make use of Del Riccio's 'Photo-Chart' camera for photo finishes

4437-428: The ground as if surrendering, but once the other male lets up, he strikes and continues the fight. Most fighting occurs over young mares in oestrus and as long as a harem stallion is healthy, he usually is not challenged. Only unhealthy stallions have their harems taken over and even then, the new stallion gradually takes over, pushing the old one out without a fight. At least six different calls have been documented for

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4524-490: The group, usually a female or foal. Nile crocodiles also prey on zebras when they are near water. Less common predators include leopards , cheetahs and African wild dogs , which mostly hunt foals. When in the presence of a lion, zebras remain alert and stand in a semi-circle at as much as 100 m (330 ft) and no less than 50 m (160 ft). Stallions sometimes try to drive lions away with bluff charges. By contrast, zebras may approach cheetahs and wild dogs and

4611-456: The group. When new mares are added to the group, they are met with hostility by the other mares. Thus, the harem stallion must shield the new mares until the aggression subsides. The most recently added females rank lowest. Females that become unfit or weak may drop in their rank, though. The female membership of a harem stays intact, even if a new stallion takes over. During herd gatherings, family stallions may be cordial towards each other, while

4698-460: The horse rankings and can factor in dead heats. The most notable dead heat was in the 1989 Hambletonian Stakes , with both Park Avenue Joe and Probe finishing in a dead heat. A photo finish decided the winner of the 2005 running of the Japan Cup , which was given to Alkaseed, narrowly defeating Heart's Cry . In 2011 with new digital technology recording vision at 10,000 frames per second, Dunaden

4785-450: The horses hit the finish line. This developed in the late 1930s, by the end of which strip cameras were used for photo finishes; prior to this point high-speed motion picture cameras were used, but did not provide sufficient temporal resolution. Stewards at the racetrack usually put up PHOTO status on the races during these photo finishes; the status of objection or inquiry can also trigger if other horses or jockeys somehow interfered in

4872-461: The larger Grévy's zebra and the smaller mountain zebra and tend to have broader stripes than both. Great variation in coat patterns exists between clines and individuals. The plains zebra's habitat is generally, but not exclusively, treeless grasslands and savanna woodlands, both tropical and temperate. They generally avoid desert, dense rainforest and permanent wetlands. Zebras are preyed upon by lions and spotted hyenas , Nile crocodiles and, to

4959-407: The mare finally ovulates , the male that impregnates her keeps her for good. Thus, the mare becomes a permanent member of a new harem. Oestrus in a female becomes less noticeable to outside males as she gets older, hence competition for older females is virtually nonexistent. Mares exist in a hierarchy, with the alpha female being the first to mate with the harem stallion and being the one to lead

5046-415: The mares are less tolerant. A stallion defends his harem from other males. When challenged, the stallion issues a warning to the invader by rubbing nose or shoulder with him. If the warning is not heeded, a fight breaks out. Zebra fights often become very violent, with the animals biting at each other's necks, heads, or legs, wrestling to the ground and occasional kicking. Sometimes, a stallion lies still on

5133-406: The middle decades of the twentieth century. Authorities were therefore concerned to improve the probity of racing which was widely regarded as corrupt. Typically photo-finish cameras use strip photography , in which a camera is aimed at the finish line from an elevated position in a tower. It captures only the sequence of events on that line in the vertical dimension. Every part of each racer's body

5220-491: The mountain zebra and narrower than in Grévy's zebra. As with all wild equids, the plains zebra has an erect mane along the neck and a tuft of hair at the end of the tail. The body hair of a zebra is 9.4 ± 4 mm (0.37 ± 0.16 in), shorter than in other African ungulates. Like all zebras, they are boldly striped in black and white and no two individuals look exactly alike. Compared to other species,

5307-454: The moving film from the nose backwards, progressively along the length of the body, with the arrival of every horse at the finishing post in succession. This produced a strip photographic record of the horses as they passed the vertical plane (winning post). Film was advanced continuously at a pace equivalent to the average speed of a racing horse, resulting in distortions of length (slower-moving horses appear to be stretched), but still preserving

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5394-406: The older of the two names should take precedence over the younger. They suggested that the correct name for the subspecies must be burchellii , not antiquorum . A 2005 genetic study confirmed the quagga being the same species as the plains zebra. It showed that the quagga had little genetic diversity and that it diverged from the other plains zebra subspecies only 120,000–290,000 years ago, during

5481-408: The order of finishers. Australian Bertram Pearl made an improvement in 1948 incorporating a mirror and neon -pulse time signature in the winning-post. This provided a precisely aligned image showing both sides of the horses, and a set of stripes left by the neon 100th/sec intervals for accurate timing. Any perfect vertical alignment of the horses' reflection with the foreground image proved the camera

5568-451: The photo finish camera. Another method for creating this strip involves combining individual photographs. A high-speed camera or a movie camera is used to take a continuous series of partial frame photos at a fast rate, while leaving no blank space between the cells. In athletics, races have to be timed accurately to hundredths (or even thousandths) of a second. A battery of electronic devices are installed in high-profile events (such as

5655-496: The plains zebra has broader stripes. The stripes are vertical on the fore part of the body, and tend towards the horizontal on the hindquarters. Northern zebra populations have narrower and more defined striping; southern populations have varied but lesser amounts of striping on the under parts, the legs and the hindquarters. Southern populations also have brown "shadow" stripes between the black and white colouring. These are absent or poorly expressed in northern zebras. The natal coat of

5742-455: The plains zebra. One is its distinctive, high-pitched, contact call (commonly called " barking ") heard as "a- ha , a- ha , a- ha " or "kwa-ha, kaw-ha, ha, ha" also transcribed as "kwahaah", or "oug-ga". The species name quagga is derived from the Khoikhoi word for "zebra" and is onomatopoeic for its call. When a predator is sighted, a zebra makes a two-syllable alarm call. A loud snort

5829-440: The racehorse champions, including Sir Trenton, without getting any thanks, which encourages him to begin training. Refusing to allow Stripes to race, Sir Trenton and several thoroughbreds ambush Stripes and Sandy at a creek as they are talking and making up for their previous argument, and they kidnap Sandy, threatening to hurt her if he races. The next day, after rescuing Stripes, Tucker, Franny and Goose agree to rescue Sandy. With

5916-421: The racers during a race, a photo is considered the most important evidence in selecting the winner. They are especially important during close races, but they are also used to assign official times to each competitor during any race. Photo-finish cameras were developed during the 1940s and 1950s as a means of regulating the racing industry and to reduce cheating. Betting on races became increasingly popular during

6003-576: The racetrack, while Stripes meets a pair of horse-fly brothers, Buzz and Scuzz. As night approaches, Channing, remembering her first ride on horseback with her late mother Carolyn, completes a lap around the track with Stripes. They are approached by Woodzie, a racetrack gambler and old friend of the family, who encourages Channing to sign up her and Stripes for a tryout race the next day. She does, despite Nolan's disapproval stemming from Carolyn’s death in an accident six years ago, which has since discouraged him from continuing to train horses, but Stripes has

6090-415: The ranking. They claimed that the athletes should be ranked as joint winners because it was not clear that Spirig was ahead of Nordén. The camera on the far side of the track could have given additional evidence, but it was malfunctioning. The appeal was rejected and Spirig was declared the winner. This is the first time an Olympic triathlon result was decided on a photo finish. After a close sprint final in

6177-416: The same herds is not unusual, and fertile hybrids occur. In their 2004 study of cranial and pelage differences between specimens, Groves and Bell found support for the division of the plains zebra into six subspecies: *Sometimes a seventh subspecies is recognised. Burchell's zebra was thought to have been hunted to extinction. However, Groves and Bell concluded that "the extinct true Burchell's zebra

6264-508: The script for the film. Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Lloyd Phillips and Edward L. McDonnell produced the film with the budget of $ 30 million, for release in 2005. On November 22, it was announced that Bruce Greenwood, Hayden Panettiere, M. Emmet Walsh, Wendie Malick, Gary Bullock, Frankie Muniz, Dustin Hoffman, Whoopi Goldberg, Mandy Moore, Jeff Foxworthy, Joe Pantoliano, Fred Dalton Thompson, Joshua Jackson, Michael Rosenbaum, Snoop Dogg, Michael Clarke Duncan, Steve Harvey and David Spade joined

6351-420: The slit-shutter, or truncated if they move faster than the film moving past the slit. Single-exposure photo-finish images were made by a camera that was positioned at the finish line and initially applied to horse racing. The camera’s shutter which captured 136 images each second was triggered as a horse broke a thin thread on the race track. All too often, the single-exposure photo-finish camera failed to capture

6438-433: The threat involves the ears down. Zebras strengthen their social bonds with grooming . Members of a harem nip and scrape along the neck, withers, and back with their teeth and lips. Mothers and foals groom the most often, followed by siblings. Grooming shows social status and eases aggressive behaviour. The stallion mates with all his mares. Males exhibit the flehmen response to test for female receptivity, which involves

6525-419: The track", which boosts his confidence. Stripes wins the race in a photo finish and earns respect from the other racehorses, including Pride. In the end, they all pose together in a group photo, which is later shown with the other previous Walsh wins. On September 10, 2002, it was announced that Frederik Du Chau was hired and set to direct Racing Stripes . David Schmidt, Steven P. Wegner and Kirk DeMicco wrote

6612-487: The upper lip curling back to smell for urine (via the vomeronasal organ ). The female signals her readiness for copulation by straddling her legs and raising her tail. The gestation period lasts around a year, and a single young is produced. Mares may give birth to one foal every twelve months. The birthing peak is during the rainy season. A mare gives birth within the vicinity of her group and while lying down on her side. The newborn foal weighs 30–35 kg (66–77 lb) and

6699-748: The voices of Dustin Hoffman, Whoopi Goldberg, Joe Pantoliano, Mandy Moore, and Patrick Stewart. Also joining the cast of voices were Joshua Jackson, Michael Rosenbaum, Steve Harvey, David Spade, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Jeff Foxworthy. In August, Bruce Greenwood was cast in the film. Patrick Stewart was originally going to voice Sir Trenton. It was filmed at the Hollywoodbets Scottsville Racecourse in Pietermaritzburg , South Africa, and Riverholm Country Estate in Nottingham Road , South Africa. Development of

6786-426: The winning post on which the lens was focused. The strip film moved across the slit in the opposite direction to the race and at substantially the same speed as the rate of movement of the image of the horses as each passed the finishing line. This kept the image of the horses more or less stationary with respect to the film. As soon as the first horse started to pass over the line, the camera began to record its image on

6873-406: The women of various societies would paint much of their bodies in stripes. For the Shona people of Zimbabwe, the zebra is a totem animal, along with the eland, buffalo, lion and monkey. The zebra is praised in a poem as an "iridescent and glittering creature". Its stripes have symbolised the joining of male and female and at Great Zimbabwe , zebra stripes decorate what is believed to be a domba ,

6960-510: The zebra got its stripes has been the subject of folk tales , some of which involve it being scorched by fire. The San people associated zebra stripes with water, rain and lighting due to its dazzling pattern. The plains zebra is the national animal of the Republic of Botswana and its stripes are depicted on the country's flag. The flag stripes also represent racial harmony in the country. The zebra has also been associated with beauty and

7047-415: Was considered the sole species of the subgenus Dolichohippus ; however, recent (2013) phylogenetic evidence finds that plains zebras are more closely related to Grévy's zebras than mountain zebras. Groves and Bell (2004) place all three species in the subgenus Hippotigris , and zebras appear to be a monophyletic lineage. In areas where plains zebras are sympatric with Grévy's zebras, finding them in

7134-430: Was formally classified by British zoologist John Edward Gray in 1824 as Equus burchellii . After the quagga, described by Pieter Boddaert in 1785, was found to be the same species in the 21st century, the plains zebra was reclassified as Equus quagga due to the principle of priority . The plains zebra and mountain zebra were traditionally placed in the subgenus Hippotigris , in contrast to Grévy's zebra , which

7221-462: Was not viewing the finish line at an angle, thus incorrectly recorded the horses' relative positions. Pearl's partner was his friend, society portraitist Athol Shmith . Shmith helped accelerate processing of the strip of negative down to 55 seconds, then to 35 seconds. These times rivaled the instant one-minute processing by Edwin Land 's newly available Model 95 Polaroid camera. Digital cameras use

7308-496: Was probably vulnerable to extinction due to its limited distribution, and it may have competed with domestic livestock for forage. The last known wild quagga died in 1878. The last captive quagga, a female in Amsterdam's Natura Artis Magistra zoo, lived there from 9 May 1867 until it died on 12 August 1883, but its origin and cause of death are unclear. In 1984, the quagga was the first extinct animal to have its DNA analysed, and

7395-588: Was released January 11, 2005, on the Varèse Sarabande label. Racing Stripes grossed $ 49.8 million in the United States and $ 41 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $ 90.8 million. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds an approval rating of 35% based on 97 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10. The site's critics consensus reads: " Racing Stripes might be good for a few laps with younger viewers, but it's too blandly predictable to truly recommend for an all-ages audience." On Metacritic ,

7482-442: Was released theatrically January 14, 2005, by Warner Bros. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $ 90 million worldwide. During a thunderstorm, a traveling circus , Circus Sarano, accidentally leaves behind a baby plains zebra after replacing a flat tire. The foal is rescued by widower and former racehorse trainer Nolan Walsh, and is taken to his farm, where his 13-year-old daughter, Channing, names him Stripes. He meets

7569-528: Was the Del Mar Turf Club in California at its inaugural meeting in 1937. Unlike conventional cameras the circular flow camera used a single vertical slit instead of a shutter ; a strip of film moved horizontally across the fine vertical opening located in the focal plane. This limited the field of vision to no more than a few inches, the restricted field being aligned with the vertical line on

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