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October 7, 2010: A Grevy's Zebra at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington D.C. [07Oct2010-019-CDR]
Taken on February 11, 2012 at the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA
Das Grevyzebra (Equus grevyi) ist ein Zebra aus der Familie der Pferde (Equidae) und gehört zur Ordnung der Unpaarhufer (Perissodactyla). Die Art ist nach dem ehemaligen französischen Präsidenten Jules Grévy benannt, dem in den 1880er Jahren ein Tier von der Regierung Abessiniens geschenkt wurde. (weiterlesen)
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Grevy's Zebra
The Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi), sometimes known as the Imperial zebra, is the largest species of zebra. It is found in the wild in Kenya and Ethiopia. Compared to other zebras, it is tall, has large ears, and its stripes are narrower. The species is named after Jules Grévy, a president of France, who, in the 1880s, was given one by the government of Abyssinia. In certain regions of Kenya, the plains zebras and Grevy's zebras coexist. The Grevy's zebra was the first zebra to be discovered by the Europeans and was used by the ancient Romans in circuses. Later, it was largely forgotten about in the Western world until the seventeenth century. (read on)