Another two animals that team up to compensate for their own
weaknesses are the zebra and the ostrich. These two animals often
travel together. This is no surprise since they are a perfect match. While
the giant, flightless ostrich has poor senses of both smell and hearing,
the zebra has acute senses of smell and hearing. On the other hand,
the zebra has terrible eyesight, while the ostrich has excellent eyesight,
enhanced by its long neck which enables the ostrich to see far into
the distance. In this way, each makes up for the other’s defi ciencies. As a result, the animals are far safer together than
they would be apart. Ostriches can see predators, such as lions, far in the distance, while zebras can smell or hear
others as they approach