Watching the Lions

Acrylic on Canvas (Sold)

102 cm W x 76 cm H
Plains Zebras (Equus quagga) are the most common of the three zebra species and found in much of southern and eastern Africa south of the Sahara. Zebras have black skin with white stripes which help keep them cool. The stripes are thought to disperse more than 70% of incoming heat, preventing them from overheating in the sweltering African sun. Air moves at different speeds over light-absorbing black stripes and light-reflecting white stripes, so the animal creates its own cooling air currents. These three were standing around a waterhole in Namibia watching a young lion practise her hunting techniques, highly alert for a quick getaway if required.