Go on, bat those eyelashes at me
I love how playful and how brown and fluffy the young Zebras are here in the Masai Mara. They’re still careful not to venture too far from their mothers.
They’re already learning to stand close and to look out for one another.
As we wait, a Zebra approaches and I can see how long and thick its eyelashes are. I think we should start a new fashion trend – ‘long eyelashes in the style of various Kenyan animals’.
It’ll be a roaring success, surely?
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