Have you ever spotted a pair of zebras in a "criss-cross" embrace and wondered what they were doing? While it looks like a sweet moment of affection, this behavior—known as reciprocal resting—is an efficient survival tactic.
From the Zebra Flight Deck
Hemingway’s "Something Wonderful": Leaving Arusha for the Wild
“Something, or something awful or something wonderful was certain to happen on every day in this part of Africa. Every morning when you woke it was as exciting as though you were going to compete in a downhill ski race or drive a bobsled on a fast run. Something, you knew, would happen, and probably before eleven o’clock.”
