black and white cactus looks like lizards tails?

from the west coast,i live in the east looks like a black and white lizard tail but like aloe as well. anyone know what it is?thank you,curios of the name,got instructions on how to care for it.

2009-05-26T21:22:14Z

it is a cactus!!not a bird!please read the question again.

2009-05-26T22:22:02Z

ding ding ding!thank you fair to midlynn!it is a zebra cactus,thank you!it is such a cool plant!

fair2midlynn2009-05-26T22:09:20Z

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Perhaps its ZEBRA HAWORTHIA http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dzebra%2Bhaworthia%2Bplant%26b%3D21%26ni%3D20%26ei%3DUTF-8%26pstart%3D1%26fr%3Dslv8-%26fr2%3Dtab-web&w=152&h=200&imgurl=aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu%2Fsyllabi%2F302%2Fnew%2Fgraphics%2FZ%2Fzebra.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Faggie-horticulture.tamu.edu%2Fsyllabi%2F302%2Fnew%2Ffamily%2Fliliaceae.html&size=14k&name=zebra+jpg&p=zebra+haworthia+plant&oid=7f90785c965af052&fr2=tab-web&no=21&tt=34&b=21&ni=20&sigr=128qr30eo&sigi=120ubd0dj&sigb=13m115v7u

Anonymous2009-05-26T21:15:51Z

The Cactus Wren has a dull rusty colored crown, streaked back, heavily spotted breast, with tawny colored sides and belly; wing and tail feathers are barred black and white. The Cactus Wren primarily eats insects, including ants, beetles, grasshoppers, and wasps. Occasionally, it will eat seeds and fruits. The Cactus Wren has been the state bird of Arizona since 1931.