This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 5/7/02 10:34:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Can you, or anyone else, elaborate on this. I can think of reasons climate might result in a Fjord=like horse...but why the dun coloration, with zebra stripes, etc? >> Hi Gail- I'll venture an educated guess : ) If anyone on this list has better scientific knowledge, please correct me! I understand Taki, like Fjords, can survive on very little food and water. Their digestive system, body shape/size etc. are ideal for this. The coloration is a "natural" one commonly seen in the wild. The tan/yellow body color would blend in with dry grass. I imagine the darker stripes, like those of zebras, provide camouflage in a plains/grassland environment. This is considered "wild coloration" in contrast to the patterns bred for in domestic horses: bright white, flashy bay, black, etc. These colors would have a harder time blending into the environment. Brigid M Wasson San Francisco Bay Area, CA <A HREF="http://ourfjords.freeservers.com/fjord1/Our_Fjordsx.html";>Our </A> <A HREF="http://ourfjords.freeservers.com/fjord1/Our_Fjordsx.html";>Fjords</A> <A HREF="http://www.ourfjords.freeservers.com/fw/Fjordings_Wesx.html";> Fjordings West</A> / )__~ /L /L
