in the exploration of zebras, one must start from the top, admiring their unique design that dances across their hides like the shadows of our home planet's rings. pay no attention to the pre-induction thoughts that might suggest the beauty of these creatures is anything but extraordinary. on earth, capturing these majestic beings for anything other than admiration is prohibited, as it should be, for their stripes tell a story of earth's wild heart, a lexicon we are just beginning to understand.