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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 92, No. 15, 1267,
August 2, 2000
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Cherie Bennett. New York (NY): Delacorte Press, 1999. 240 pp., $15.95. ISBN 0-385-32669-6
Correspondence to: Merle ORourke Thompson, Ph.D., 6012 Morgan Ct., Alexandria, VA 22312 (e-mail: merlethompson@compuserve.com).
Zebra herds on the Serengeti Plain in Tanzania fascinate the observer. On a Serengeti photo safari last year, I was mesmerized and couldnt help wondering what secret code the hundreds of zebras were obeying. They would be standing around in groups and sometimes in pairs. Seemingly searching for a succulent grass blade, or snorting side by side, and suddenly, as if on a silent command, they would take off en masse, bobbing and weaving as one, across the grass, heading for cover in a wooded copse or