In the film Madagascar, Marty the zebra famously wonders whether he is black with white stripes or white with black stripes.
This one is neither - and was was spotted in Kenya by wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein who says in all his 25 years in Africa, he has never seen a zebra with such an unusual coat.
He says, unlike most zebra, it has never travelled with a herd and has a nasty temper if ever anyone gets close.
Paul first came across the animal a couple of years ago whilst guiding in Kenya from Kicheche Camp, a set of camps he owns, and has tracked its movements ever since.
He said: 'This animal was on its own, extremely bad tempered and I could not get a shot.
'No-one believed me when I told them of this remarkable phenomenon. This time, on a long game drive in the Masai Mara I saw him again.
'He appears to have no mates and a lot of scars, however the differences are vast.
'The mane is short and completely black the hooped markings on its legs are completely different to normal ones, it has the shape of a donkey it is much darker all over, but those spots are incredible.
'Every zebra in Africa has slightly different markings, but this one has taken that to extremes.'
Paul guides wildlife photographic holidays for Exodus all over the world, but specifically in the poles and Africa.
Experts have come up with a variety of explanations as to why zebra have stripes.
source: dailymail
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