San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Week-old Zebra Shows Off Teeth at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
A week-old Grevy’s zebra foal showed off a full set of teeth while keeping close to his mother, Mekeda, this morning at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The male foal was born on Feb. 26 and is one of two youngsters keeping up with the herd at the Safari Park. The other baby who is also a male was born yesterday. The newest foal is the 86th Grevy’s zebra born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
Each birth at the Safari Park is significant, since the wild Grevy’s zebra’s population has been ravaged by anthrax outbreaks, dropping its ranks to an estimated wild population of 2,250. San Diego Zoo Global is a member of the Grevy’s Zebra Trust, an independent wildlife conservation organization in Kenya, and its researchers are working with other conservation groups to help preserve the population.
Week-old Zebra Shows Off Teeth at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
A week-old Grevy’s zebra foal showed off a full set of teeth while keeping close to his mother, Mekeda, this morning at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The male foal was born on Feb. 26 and is one of two youngsters keeping up with the herd at the Safari Park. The other baby who is also a male was born yesterday. The newest foal is the 86th Grevy’s zebra born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
Each birth at the Safari Park is significant, since the wild Grevy’s zebra’s population has been ravaged by anthrax outbreaks, dropping its ranks to an estimated wild population of 2,250. San Diego Zoo Global is a member of the Grevy’s Zebra Trust, an independent wildlife conservation organization in Kenya, and its researchers are working with other conservation groups to help preserve the population.