Tuari, The Grevy’s Zebra
Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, AZ Oct 6, 2011 — Tuari, (b. January 2010), is being watched over by Farasi (mommy). These Grévy’s Zebras are fascinating. They are mountain zebras. That is, they are the mules of the zebra world, and their conservation status is indeed threatened with their numbers dwindling down to 3,000 in the 70s.
These zebras are great desert creatures in that they can go days without water. They are rare in that this species forms long-lasting social bonds as compared to the other zebras which act more like horses.
PENTAX K-5
SMC Pentax-DA* 200mm ƒ2.8 ED [IF] SDM
ISO 320, ƒ3.5, 1/1600
Tuari, The Grevy’s Zebra
Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, AZ Oct 6, 2011 — Tuari, (b. January 2010), is being watched over by Farasi (mommy). These Grévy’s Zebras are fascinating. They are mountain zebras. That is, they are the mules of the zebra world, and their conservation status is indeed threatened with their numbers dwindling down to 3,000 in the 70s.
These zebras are great desert creatures in that they can go days without water. They are rare in that this species forms long-lasting social bonds as compared to the other zebras which act more like horses.
PENTAX K-5
SMC Pentax-DA* 200mm ƒ2.8 ED [IF] SDM
ISO 320, ƒ3.5, 1/1600