ZEBRA: The
American Sign Language (ASL) sign for "zebra"
There is no widely established sign for "zebra" other than to simply sign "horse" + "stripes." I do my stripe movement by using bent five-hands, but a "4" hand works well too. When telling a story about a zebra, upon first reference, I tend to sign HORSE BLACK WHITE STRIPES STRIPES. After which I shorten it to HORSE STRIPES. The shortened version uses only a single movement for "horse" and a single movement for "stripes."
ZEBRA:
Another version is fingerspelling ZEBRA:
Another variation is ZEBRA signed as STRIPES-on-the-torso:
And another version is produced with both hands showing STRIPES:
There is also an expanded version where you can sign SAME HORSE BLACK WHITE STRIPED:
Sample sentence: GROUP ZEBRA NAMED WHAT?
If you want to learn more animal signs, check out:
Notes:
Also see: HORSE
Also see: ANIMALS
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