claim: a viral image shows a real zebra that has stripes in the shape of a menorah.
question: does this photo show a real zebra with menorah stripes?
origin: the start of hanukkah on dec. 22, 2019, arrived online with an altered photograph of a zebra bearing stripes in the shape of a menorah.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  this image has been on the internet since at least 2012, and though the underlying photograph of a zebra is real, the pictured zebra doesn’t have menorah-shaped stripes. the original image (sans menorah) can be found on istock, a stock image provider. it was taken at kruger national park in south africa. the altered version has circulated widely throughout the years, with a tendency to resurface prominently around hanukkah.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  lighting candles is central to the celebration of the eight-day jewish holiday, during which a candle is lit each night to commemorate what is known as the miracle of hanukkah. as npr reports, “jews celebrate their victory over a tyrant king and the rededication of the temple in jerusalem. as the story goes, a small quantity of oil to light the temple’s menorah miraculously lasted eight days.”
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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comment: zebra stripes are cool ... question is whether they're this cool.
summary: the image has been on the internet since at least 2012. the original image (sans menorah) can be found on istock, a stock image provider. it was taken at kruger national park in south africa. lighting candles is central to the celebration of the eight-day jewish holiday, during which a candle is lit each night to commemorate what is known as the miracle of hanukkah.