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PATTERNS AND DISPLAYS:
Zebra

Zebra can be used in a variety of agonistic contexts. It can be displayed by females when repulsing males or by males when competing for status or guarding a female.

This display is based mainly on strong black and white contrast. It consists of a variety of components - zebra on arms, mantle and fins, fin base line and angle of spread of the accompanying arm posture. The message is more intense when more components are shown. Additionally, a lighter background color also means more intensity. At the highest intensity two males engage in a formal zebra contest.

Usually the male in the lower position wins the contest by showing intese zebra on its doral surface and spreading its arms to full angle. The male in the upper position shows zebra dots on its ventral surface.

In the model all background colors can be changed immediately and only certain zebra components can be grouped together to show those intensity gradations.

Zebra stitches on basic brown male
(low intensity, unilateral)

This display consits of:

Mantle:

Basic brown male
Zebra left fins
Zebra left arms

Fin base line with zebra on arms
(low intensity)

This display consits of:

Mantle:

Brown mantle
Pale mantle & fins
Mid-dorsal line

Fins:

Black fin base line
Brown inner fins

Head:

Yellow head
Blue-green eyebrows

Arms:

Zebra arms
Black arm edge lines

Zebra (medium intensity)

This display consists of:

Mantle:

Pale mantle & fins
Mid-dorsal line
Zebra mantle

Fins:

Fin dots
Black fin base line

Head:

Yellow head bar
Beak
Blue-green eyebrows

Arms:

Pale arms
Posture belled
Black arm edge line
belled
Zebra arms belled

Zebra formal contest
Lower position
(high intensity)

This display consists of:

Mantle:

Pale mantle & fins
Zebra mantle

Fins:

Fin dots
Black fin base lines
Black fin edge lines

Head:

Yellow head
Blue-green eyebrows

Arms:

Posture spread
Zebra spread arms

Zebra formal contest
Upper position
(high intensity)