Teamwork

My wife and I went to the Bronx Zoo today. It was a great trip: beautiful weather, my wife saw the Congo exhibit she's been wanting to see for quite awhile, and we had wonderful conversations with other zoo patrons.

I also learned a bit about teamwork - teamwork in the Zebra world, that is. I think this lesson can be applied to human life also.

For instance:

• During an attack the Zebra herd will stampede in a coordinated way to attempt to confuse or frighten the predator.


• Frequently, if a mother and her foal are threatened, members of the pack will charge the predator as a group, to drive it away.


• Within a family, older siblings will take a role in defending younger foal(s) if the family becomes separated from the herd and comes under attack.

Zebras use their skills and abilities, and the rules of the game (the fact that they frequently outnumber the predator) to their advantage. All of this is for the sole purpose of improving the chances of the herd, and the species as a whole.