Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya is primarily an elephant orphanage, but they take in wildlife babies of other species who need help. This little zebra is named Diria. He was orphaned when a lion killed his mother.
Little Diria - named after the ranch where he was rescued - arrived into our care at the end of February, fluffy and sporting brown and white stripes (Zebras are famous for their black and white striped appearance, however when they are born they are in brown and white). Since then we have provided Diria with the constant company (and milk feeds) he would have received from his mother, with our keepers even wearing a specially made coat when they are caring for him.
Zebra foals imprint on their mother’s striped pattern and the coat allows Diria to imprint as nature intended, without him becoming too attached to any one individual. A technique we have successfully employed over the years with other rescued zebras, who are now living wild.
Diria appears to be adjusting to his new caretakers quite satisfactorily. -via Bored Panda
(Image credit: Sheldrick Wildlife Trust)