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The face of a Grevy Zebra is one of the delights of Africa you see them rarely as they are a much endangered species, Grevy’s zebras are only found in northern Kenya and south eastern Ethiopia.
The long-legged Grevy's zebra is the biggest of the wild equids. It is more closely related to the wild ass than the horse (whereas the plains zebra is more closely related to the horse). One can distinguish the Grevy’s zebra from the plains zebra by its larger size, big rounded ears, white unmarked belly, and finer black stripes. You tend to only see them only in very small groups unlike the large herds of plain Zebra. When you do spot one it’s a real joy
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You don't think of Zebras as endangered, but the Grevy's Zebra is unfortunately on the list. At Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, Glenrose, Texas, USA, April 2014
Pretty pleased with this one. Well worth laying in a ditch for 20 minutes :-)
Cabarceno Nature Park, Spain.
Zebra are fun to watch. They bite and kick each other, nestle together, stand along side each other sometimes resting their heads on each other, roll in the dust and have other assorted antics. I'm not sure if these guys were goofing around but it wasn't a real fight, just showing their spirit.
Tarangire National park, Tanzania.
The two males initiate the engagement, rearing up and battering each other with front hooves.
Using both hooves and teeth to fight, a variety of wounds or injuries could potentially be inflicted.
These play-fights will help prepare these young males for the real thing when they attempt to establish harems of their own.
The story goes that zebra stripe patterns may help protect the animals from attack, by creating a visual natural defense. According to this theory, the stripes confuse predators attacking a zebra herd by making it difficult to distinguish one animal from the others. If only there were an easy way to demonstrate how that might be true in a photograph! (Plains Zebra - Equus quagga, Washinton National Zoological Park). French spelling is: "Moiré"
P.S.: I'm not sure lions subscribe to this theory ;<)
Zebras, horses and wild asses are all equids. Zebras have horse-like bodies, but their manes are made of short, erect hair, their tails are tufted at the tip and their coats are striped.
No animal has a more distinctive coat than the zebra. Each animal's stripes are as unique as fingerprints—no two are exactly alike. Zebras are social animals that spend time in herds. They graze together, and even groom one another.
There are three species of zebra:
1. Burchell's or the plains zebra is most common.
2. The mountain zebra
3,Grévy's zebra is the largest type
Each has its own general pattern. The stripes act as camouflage. The patterns make it difficult for predators to identify just one animal from a running herd, and can distort distance, and may also help zebras recognize one another because of their uniqueness.
They have excellent hearing and eyesight and can run at speeds of up to 35 miles per hour and a powerful kick that can cause serious injury to a predator, like a lion.
Pix.by.PegiSue
Taken @ SanDiegoZoo/Safari Park