A zebra.
A zebra was a type of animal native to Earth, an herbivorous mammal.
"Zebra" was also used as phonetic spelling for the English letter Z. It was reflected in designations such as Alpha Zebra Outpost, Lab Delta Zebra, Watch Station Zebra and Zebra sector.
History and specifics[]
Zebras are white with black stripes. (TNG - Double Helix novel: Red Sector)
In 1986, the San Diego Zoo used zebras in their marketing material. (TOS movie: The Voyage Home)
In the 2260s, an epidemic on Earth was fatal to zebras and several other wildlife species. In 2267, the USS Enterprise was assigned to retrieve some zebras from other planets in order to repopulate them on Earth. The crew also brought back members of bear, camel, chimpanzee, hippopotamus, kangaroo, leopard, parrot, platypus, rhinoceros, tiger, and turtle species. (TOS comic: "A Book to Color, third story")
Expressions[]
- "A smart tiger stalks the weak zebra first." (TOS novel: The Great Starship Race)
- "When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras." (TOS - Crucible novel: Provenance of Shadows)
Species with similar stripes[]
- Mixed race Orions were rare but had skin patterns which looked like zebra or tiger stripes, in the colors of their parents' skin tones. (FASA RPG module: The Orions: Book of Deep Knowledge)
- The Dedderac have zebra-like stripes. (TOS - My Brother's Keeper novel: Constitution, DS9 - The Lives of Dax short story: "Old Souls")
- Chiar have varying outer skins. In 2377, Pek had patterns which reminded Captain Kathryn Janeway of a zebra. (VOY novel: The Nanotech War)
Appendices[]
Appearance[]
References[]
- TOS movie: The Voyage Home
- TOS novel: The Great Starship Race
- TOS - Rihannsu novel: My Enemy, My Ally
- TOS - My Brother's Keeper novel: Constitution
- TOS novel: The Latter Fire
- TOS - Crucible novel: Provenance of Shadows
- TNG - Double Helix novel: Red Sector
- DS9 - The Dominion War novel: ...Sacrifice of Angels
- DS9 - The Lives of Dax short story: "Old Souls"
- VOY novel: The Nanotech War
- FASA RPG module: The Orions: Book of Deep Knowledge
- STO novel: The Needs of the Many
External links[]
- Zebra article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Zebra article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.