Zebras
Name:
Zebra
Lifespan:
25 years +
Height:
12.2-13 h.h.
Appearance:
Zebras are horse-like animals that live in Africa, with three separate species of zebras found on that continent. The plains zebra is the most common, with the mountain zebra and the Grevy's zebra less so. Zebras closely resemble stout ponies and exist in herds for protection from predators such as the lion, leopard and hyena.
Markings:
Yes
Color:
Black with white stripes. Some zebras have white fur on their bellies, which suggests that white is the background color and the black stripes are a pattern that is added. But if you shaved a zebra, you would find a black-skinned animal underneath(Sometimes gold).
Where from:
Plains zebras Sudan to northern Zimbabawe in eastern Africa.
Grevy's zebras Northern Kenya.
Mountain zebras South Western Africa.
Cape Mountain zebras in South Africa.
Hartmann Mountain zebras in Namibia and Angola.
Facts:
When a foal is born the mother keeps all other zebras (even the members of her family) away from it for 2 or 3 days, until it learns to recognize her by sight, voice and smell.
While all foals have a close association with their mothers, the male foals are also close to their fathers. They leave their group on their own accord between the ages of 1 and 4 years to join an all-male bachelor group until they are strong enough to head a family.
The Cape mountain zebra was hunted to near extinction with less than 100 individuals by the 1930s. However the population has increased to about 700 due to conservation efforts. Both Mountain zebra subspecies are currently protected in national parks but are still endangered.
Super facts:
At first glance zebras in a herd might all look alike, but their stripe patterns are as distinctive as fingerprints are in man.
Zebra
Lifespan:
25 years +
Height:
12.2-13 h.h.
Appearance:
Zebras are horse-like animals that live in Africa, with three separate species of zebras found on that continent. The plains zebra is the most common, with the mountain zebra and the Grevy's zebra less so. Zebras closely resemble stout ponies and exist in herds for protection from predators such as the lion, leopard and hyena.
Markings:
Yes
Color:
Black with white stripes. Some zebras have white fur on their bellies, which suggests that white is the background color and the black stripes are a pattern that is added. But if you shaved a zebra, you would find a black-skinned animal underneath(Sometimes gold).
Where from:
Plains zebras Sudan to northern Zimbabawe in eastern Africa.
Grevy's zebras Northern Kenya.
Mountain zebras South Western Africa.
Cape Mountain zebras in South Africa.
Hartmann Mountain zebras in Namibia and Angola.
Facts:
When a foal is born the mother keeps all other zebras (even the members of her family) away from it for 2 or 3 days, until it learns to recognize her by sight, voice and smell.
While all foals have a close association with their mothers, the male foals are also close to their fathers. They leave their group on their own accord between the ages of 1 and 4 years to join an all-male bachelor group until they are strong enough to head a family.
The Cape mountain zebra was hunted to near extinction with less than 100 individuals by the 1930s. However the population has increased to about 700 due to conservation efforts. Both Mountain zebra subspecies are currently protected in national parks but are still endangered.
Super facts:
At first glance zebras in a herd might all look alike, but their stripe patterns are as distinctive as fingerprints are in man.