DID YOU KNOW? |
SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION |
--A zebra spends many hours per day chewing on grass. All of this chewing wears down the teeth, so their teeth keep growing all of their lives!
--A zebra's stripes act as a camouflage, making it difficult for a predator to pick only one zebra out of the herd. Zebra stripes are also unique to individuals and even to species. The further south in Africa you travel, the farther apart a zebra's stripes become.
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| Class: |
Mammalia |
| Order: |
Perissodactyla |
| Family: |
Equidae |
| Genus: |
Equus |
| Species: |
grevyi (Grevy's) | zebra (mountain) | quagga (plains) |
FAST FACTS |
| Weight: |
550 - 900 pounds |
| Height: |
4 - 5 feet at the shoulder |
| Life Span: |
25 years |
| Gestation: |
12 to 14 months |
| # of young: |
1 |
| Range: |
Eastern and southern Africa |
| Diet: |
Herbivore, eats mainly grasses |
Energy & Conservation
Zebras are good at grazing! In fact, they prefer to eat the tough tips of grass that other grazers don't like or aren't able to digest. The biggest threat to the Grevy's zebra is the introduction of livestock that compete for grazing land and hunting for the zebra's hides. |
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