This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. Just ask the zebras - that's if they ever get caught.īING CROSBY AND THE ANDREWS SISTERS: (Singing) Oh, give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above.Ĭopyright © 2021 NPR. And the zebras say, guess what? There's no consent to keep us caged in, either.ĬORNISH: You hear that, America? Norton says Washington, D.C., is ready to be a state. Saatchi Art is pleased to offer the painting, A Dazzle of Zebras, by Charles Cassell, available for purchase at 765 USD. HOLMES NORTON: I represent a city where there is no consent of the governed. A dazzle of zebras is the most common collective noun, named for the motion dazzle effect created by a group of running zebras. To the contrary, animals with motion dazzle patterning zebras are the classic example are easy to spot from a ways off. Since then, they've been popping up in the suburbs. HOLMES NORTON: And they said, look if she can get those fences down, we don't want to be fenced in either.ĬORNISH: For Norton and many others in D.C., the zebras have become a metaphor for D.C. A dazzle of zebras that's what you call a group of them by the way escaped from a legally-run farm in the D.C. And while she swears she didn't do it, Norton thinks maybe she inspired them. She's been very anti-fence, wanting to remove barriers put up around D.C. I mean, they spook easily.įADEL: As for who might have helped the zebras escape?ĮLEANOR HOLMES NORTON: Hands up - I didn't do it.įADEL: D.C.'s Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton has been jokingly accused. They running.ĬORNISH: County animal services - well, they're aware of the situation. Did you know that a group of zebras is called a dazzle Look inside and join the fun as you discover the names for more animal groups, from a crash of rhinos to. TURNER: I'm getting kind of close to them. Dazzle’s debut Dazzle’s origin story is a personal one. The name is symbolic of our ERG origin story that began at the 2019 Austin Pride Parade. Them bad boys ran right across the street.įADEL: Keith Turner caught a cameo on his phone. Did you know that a herd of Zebras is called a dazzle The name refers to the optical effect created by a group of running zebras. KEITH TURNER: Got a video this morning of the zebras. And I'm like, are my eyes playing tricks on me? Do I have my glasses off?ĬORNISH: That's Davon Bennett talking to local Fox 5 after the zebras showed up in his backyard.įADEL: They've been seen running across roads and bounding out of woods. And for the last month, they've been dazzling residents with surprise sightings.ĭAVON BENNETT: I look over. suburbs in Prince George's County, Md.ĬORNISH: The dazzle - that's what you call a group of zebras, by the way - were owned legally and escaped from a farm in the area.
I thought my mind was playing tricks on me. At first they didn’t believe what they were seeing.
While it takes place in the US, it’s a global gathering of the Zebra community.While many DC reporters are focused on the White House or Capitol Hill, news of a different stripe has been grabbing attention.įive zebras are on the loose in the D.C. The dazzle of zebras was subsequently captured on camera by a woman who just happened to catch a glimpse of them in the back yard before sending the video to her father. If you’d like to learn more about our gatherings, read the DazzleCon ‘17 recap.Īpplication Process: We are curating this gathering to ensure geographic, demographic, and sectoral diversity. We also encourage foundations or investors actively seeking to create new financing instruments to apply. We will have a limited number of tickets available for aspiring, pre-revenue Zebras. Who: We invite post-revenue founders who identify with the zebra ethos have a product in market and face capital challenges apply to join us. Review what we’ve learned from our Zebra SurveyĬo-create, with founders, the capital, culture, and community we needĭesign fund structures of the future that meet our companies’ needsĬonvene Zebra chapter leaders from around the worldĬonnect, collaborate, and support one another on this unique journey with fun, summer camp activities What: After publishing the zebra manifesto and hosting our inaugural gathering, DazzleCon, in 2017 we are ready to roll up our sleeves and get to work as a community with DazzleCamp (a group of zebras is called a dazzle!).
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