There are three species of zebra occurring in Africa today. Two of them are in Africa. Burchell’s zebra (also known as Common or Plains Zebra) is the most widespread in East Africa, occurring mainly in the lower part of Ecuador. The other is the Grevy’s zebra (named after Jules Grevy, president of France in the 1880s, which was obtained from Abyssinia as a gif). It is especially common in northern Kenya on the upper side of the equator. The third species, Equus zebra, mountain zebra, southern and southwestern Africa. The Burchell’s (Plains) long ago on one of the seven new wonders of the world in Masai Mara, Kenya wildebeest migration, “said

As one of the great survivors Zebras excellent eyesight, a keen sense of smell and can run 40 hours miles. Each zebra has its own pattern of stripes (which makes it easier for researchers). Zebra belongs to the family Equidae, hoofed animals from a toe. This includes all horses and animals such as horses in the world. This unique shoe is probably an adaptation to fast on hard ground.

The tapes help predators by making it difficult for them to isolate one of them, while to confuse you. They also interfere with depth perception of predators. While there is no change in color between the sexes, zebra levels in color and pattern vary in their range. Moving from north to south from the beach of this kind, there is a tendency for the stripes on the back less and less well defined. They have long jaws, so that grazing, when she, her eyes are still high enough to monitor predators. Looking at the side of her head, zebras have a much wider field of view. They need constant water supply and they have to drink every day.

Habitat

Zebras inhabit open, grassy plains and wooded landscaped well. They are found on mountain slopes up to 14,500 feet (4420 m). Existing wildlife including wild horses from Asia, Africa, Asia and wild asses, zebras, and (only in Africa). Grevy’s zebra species include zebra, mountain zebra and quagga extinct designated levels (or Damara Burchell) Zebra by naturalist WJ Burchell.

Zebras are very social animals that share their bandwidth with a variety of browsers and other herbivores, particularly antelope wildebeest, kongoni, gazelle, oryx and other. They live in eastern and southern Africa. Their home ranges vary in size 12 to 240 square miles (31-622 kilometers).

Burchell’s zebra almost completely dependent on a variety of grasses, looking with something other than leaves and twigs.

In nature, females reach sexual maturity in 2-4 years. The males are able to compete for mares after reaching about 4 years. When gathering females for breeding, kicks rival stallions compete with hard and bites. Once a male establishes a harem, the property of the harem is rarely disputed, unless he is incompetent. The gestation period of a zebra is about 12 months. Since a mare may be in heat within a few days after birth are, they can design almost every year.

The female gives birth to a foal twins are generally rare. At birth, a foal weighs about 70 pounds (32 kg), can support almost immediately and run in a day. Although a foal graze within a week after birth they can continue to suckle until 16 months. The average infant mortality rate is about 50%, mainly due to theft of lions and spotted hyenas.

Lifecycle

Plains zebra are social animals. Although they live alone, they usually form bachelor groups and small family of 50 to 20 animals, consisting of a dominant male, mares and offspring. These zebras can be sedentary or migratory lifestyle depends on the availability of food. When food is plentiful for most of the year, such as the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, they lead a sedentary lifestyle. occur in areas with dry seasons such as the Serengeti in Tanzania, small families plains zebra together to form large herds, which migrate in search of food. Stay together as a family in large flocks, they migrate up to 500 miles (805 km) per year during their trip around and plains of the Serengeti. Of interest, it is the responsibility of an adult (often elderly) to the family, moving from region to region and ensure that they never lead to stray far from water.

Plains zebra are noisy and restless animals, probably because of predators. You have a special request that is repeated as often barking can be described whinny. It is more braying like a donkey braying of a horse neighing. At night, families get together when a family member remains awake to look out for predators.

Special note on the Grevy’s zebra

The social organization of the Grevy’s zebra is very different from years Burchell. Grevy follow a system that is adapted territorial environments where resources are unevenly distributed is dry. Male participation in the areas of 7-12 square kilometers, with water and pasture resources where they are available for up to seven years. As a non-lactating females differ significantly on the search for these funds, the male can mate with the females that pass through its territory.

The population of Grevy’s zebras, and many were not in some areas, including Ethiopia and Somalia can be found. It is due to poaching for their skin and meat until 1977, and overgrazing. Another problem is that only 0.5% of its range is protected. World population (less than 2.300) more than 20% are on Lewa, Kenya found. That’s because in a protected area Lewa and there is no competition for grazing. 

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