Zebra

: Zebras evolved within the last 4 million years

: Zebras has superb hearing and eyesight

: Zebras only sleep when neighbors are around

: In certain regions of Kenya, fertile hybrids occur between Grevy’s zebra and plains zebras

: The narrow long heads of Grevy’s zebra make it appear mule-like

: When cornered, the zebra will kick or bite its attacker

: The mountain zebra tends to have a sleek coat

: A zebra’s ears are pulled backward when it is angry

: Zebras have four gaits: walk, canter, trot, and gallop

: Zebra belongs to Perissodactyla order

: Grant’s zebra is a type of plains zebra

: Zebras sleep standing up

: A couple of Zebras, photo taken at Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Botswana.

: When zebras move the stripes confuse biting insects and predators

: Grevy’s zebra is an inhabitant of Ethiopia and northern Kenya

: Habitat destruction and hunting for skins has severely impacted zebra population

: Equus quagga quagga is the scientific name of quagga

: When zebras move the stripes confuse predators and biting insects

: The traditional hypotheses of the evolution of the stripes of zebras relates to camouflage

: A zebra’s ears are pushed forward when it is frightened, pulled backward when it is angry and stand erect when it is in a tense, calm, or friendly mood

: Zebra’s stripes are vertical on the neck, head, forequarters, and main body

: Maneless zebra is a type of plains zebra

: Stripes are used to cool the zebra

: The long narrow heads of Grevy’s zebra make it appear mule-like

: Fertile hybrids occur between plains zebras and Grevy’s zebra in certain regions of Kenya

: Zebras are subject to the same common diseases and infections of the domestic horse

: Donkey is a closest relative to zebra

: At a distance the vertical stripes of zebra merges to an apparent grey

: The three species of zebras are the plains zebras, the mountain zebras and the Grevy’s zebra

: Crosses between zebras and other equines are called zony, zorse, zebroid, and zeedonk

: Bachelor males either live with groups of other bachelors or alone until old enough to challenge a stallion

: The predators of a zebra cannot see well at a distance

: Zebra foals are protected by mothers

: A zebra foal is not black and white at birth

: When a predator is sensed or spotted, a zebra will bray loudly

: Zebra is closely related to donkeys, asses, and horses

: A group of zebras standing together appear as one mass of flickering stripes to the predators

: A zebra’s ears are pushed forward when it is frightened and stand erect when it is in a tense, calm, or friendly mood

: The etymology of the name “zebra” is uncertain

: Equus grevyi is one of the species of zebra

: Zebras will only sleep in the company of others so that they can warn each other of predators

: A group of zebras standing or moving together appear as one mass of flickering stripes to the predators making it more difficult for the predators to pick out a target

: The vertical stripes of zebra disrupts its outline when hiding in the grass

: Zebras have acute senses of taste and smell

: The three species of zebras are the plains zebras, the mountain zebras and the Grevy’s zebra

: A zebra’s ears are pulled backward when it is angry

: Equus quagga boehmi is the scientific name of Grant’s zebra

: Zebras have night vision

: Zebra species do not interbreed

: Equus quagga is the scientific name of Plains zebra

: Grévy’s zebra is the largest type of zebras

: A zebra’s ears are pushed forward when it is frightened and pulled backward when it is angry

: Predators and biting insects are confused by the stripes of a moving zebra by motion dazzle

: Zebras have rounder and larger ears than horses

: Zebras have four gaits: trot, walk, canter and gallop

: The zig-zag manner in which zebras run when chased makes it more difficult for predators to attack

: The three species of zebras are the Grevy’s zebra, the mountain zebras and the plains zebras, and the

: Zebras communicate with whinnying and high-pitched barks

: A lone zebra takes a walk along a grassy ridge towards the protective shaded of some nearby trees.

: The camouflage hypotheses of the evolution of zebra’s stripes has been contested because the predators of a zebra are more likely to have heard or smelled a zebra

: Zebra is closely related to an ass

: Zebra foals are protected by mothers, head stallion and the other mares

: The plains zebra is the most common type of zebras

: The stripes of a zebra confuse predators by motion dazzle

: Zebra’s night vision is not as advanced as that of their predators

: A zebra has superb eyesight and hearing

: Horse is a closest relative to zebra

: Donkey and horse are the closest relatives to zebra

: Bitings insets and predators are confused by the stripes of a moving zebra

: The stripes of a zebra are effective in attracting fewer tabanid horseflies and blood-sucking tsetse flies

: Thorny scrublands is one of the habitats of zebras

: Grevy’s zebra is classified as endangered

: Grevy’s zebras have narrow long heads

: The camouflage hypotheses of the evolution of zebra’s stripes has been contested because the predators of a zebra cannot see well at a distance

: A harem consists of one stallion and up to six mares and foals

: Equus quagga burchellii is the scientific name of Burchell’s zebra

: Zebras feed entirely on grasses

: Hippotigris is one of the subgenus of zebra

: Zebras may occasionally eat herbs, bark, shrubs, twigs, and leaves

: The subspecies of plains zebra are distributed across much of Eastern and Southern Africa

: Habitat destruction has severely impacted zebra population

: Plains zebras and mountain zebras live in groups

: A zebra’s stripes are unique to each individual

: Zebras may occasionally eat twigs, herbs, bark, leaves, and shrubs although they feed almost entirely on grasses

: When a predator is sensed or spotted, a zebra will bark loudly

: Zebra’s stripes are caused by a combination of factors

: Plain zebras are also known as common zebras

: Zebras will stand in an alert posture when surveying an area for predators

: A zebra foal is not black and white but brown and white at birth

: Breeding back is a process of breeding zebras that are similar to the quagga that became extinct in the late 19th century

: A group of zebras moving together appear as one mass of flickering stripes to the predators making it more difficult for them to pick out a target

: Hunting for skins and habitat destruction and has severely impacted zebra population

: A baby zebra is called foal

: Zebra is closely related to horses, donkeys, and asses

: Mountain zebra is smaller than Grevy’s zebras

: A zebras resembles an ass

: Zebra is closely related to horses, asses, and donkeys

: Grevy’s zebra is the rarest species

: The plains zebra is the most common type of zebras and has six subspecies

: A zebra barks or brays

: Zebras are generally slower than horses

: Zebra belongs to Mammalia class

: The camouflage hypotheses of the evolution of zebra’s stripes has been contested because the predators of a zebra are more likely to have heard or smelled a zebra, especially at night

: Mountain zebra and the Grevy’s zebra are endangered

: Fertile hybrids occur between Grevy’s zebra and plains zebras in certain regions of Kenya

: Zebras are very protective about their group members

: Zebra’s stripes are vertical on the neck, head, forequarters, and main body and horizontal on the legs and at the rear

: Hunting and habitat destruction has severely impacted zebra population

: Quagga Project is responsible for the process of breeding zebras that are similar to the quagga that became extinct in the 19th century

: Bitings insets and predators are confused by the stripes of a moving zebra by motion dazzle

: Zebras have a symbiotic relationship with some birds

: Burchell’s zebra is a type of plains zebra

: Zebra belongs to Equus genus

: Although zebra’s have night vision it is not as advanced as that of their predators

: The common plains zebra can weigh up to 350 kg

: A group of zebras standing or moving together appear as one mass of flickering stripes to the predators

: Zebras have excellent eyesight

: Chapman’s zebra is a type of plains zebra

: Horse and donkey are the closest relatives to zebra

: A zebra can turn its ears in almost any direction

: A zebra’s ears stand erect when it is in a tense, calm, or friendly mood and are pushed forward when it is frightened

: Zebras have excellent hearing

: Zebra’s stripes are horizontal on the legs and at the rear

: Zebras have four gaits: canter, trot, walk, and gallop

: The three species of zebras are the Grevy’s zebra, the plains zebras, and the mountain zebras

: Zebras have four gaits: gallop, canter, trot, and walk

: A zebra brays or barks

: When tense, zebras snort

: Crosses between zebras and other equines are called zorse, zebroid, zeedonk, and zony

: Quagga became extinct in the 19th century

: NYC Natural history museum

: A zebra’s closest relatives and donkeys and horses

: Zebras prefer to graze with each other

: Plains zebras and mountain zebras live in groups, called as “harems”

: Zebras may occasionally eat herbs, shrubs, twigs, leaves and bark

: Crosses between zebras and other equines are called zebroid, zeedonk, zony, and zorse

: Zebras have larger and rounder ears than horses

: Mountain zebra belongs to the subgenus Hippotigris

: A group of zebras moving together appear as one mass of flickering stripes to the predators

: There are three species of zebras

: Equus zebra hartmannae is the scientific name of Hartmann’s Mountain zebra

: The mountain zebra tends to have a white belly

: The stripes of a zebra are effective in attracting fewer flies especially tabanid horseflies and blood-sucking tsetse flies

: Equus zebra is the scientific name of Mountain zebra

: A zebra is a brave animal

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: Wildebeest and Zebras in Maasai Mara, analogue Shot from 1995

: A group of zebras moving or standing together appear as one mass of flickering stripes to the predators

: Chester Zoo

: Plains zebra belong to the subgenus Hippotigris

: Zebras may occasionally eat herbs, bark, leaves, shrubs, and twigs although they feed almost entirely on grasses

: A group of zebras standing together appear as one mass of flickering stripes to the predators making it more difficult for them to pick out a target

: Horses are generally faster than zebras

: Zebra belongs to Chordata phylum

: In captivity, mountain zebras have been crossed with plain zebras

: Mountain zebra is endangered

: The predators of a zebra cannot see well at a distance, especially at night

: Like other ungulate, a zebra can turn its ears in almost any direction

: Zebra species have overlapping ranges

: Zebras have four gaits: walk, trot, canter, and gallop

: The digestive systems of zebras allow them to live on diets of lower nutrition than that of other herbivores

: Zebra populations are diverse

: Zebra’s eyes give it a wide field of view

: In captivity, crosses between other equines and zebras have produced several distinct hybrids

: Grevy’s zebra is endangered

: The name “zebra” dates back to c. 1600

: Zebras have superb eyesight and hearing

: A zebra’s ears are pushed forward when it is frightened

: Plains zebras are much more plentiful than other species of zebras

: A zebra’s ears stand erect when it is in a tense, calm, or friendly mood, pushed forward when it is frightened and pulled backward when it is angry

: The vertical stripes of a zebra disrupts its outline when hiding in the grass and the the stripes of a zebra confuse predators by motion dazzle

: Zebras are highly social animals

: Equus quagga borensis is the scientific name of maneless zebra

: SONY DSC

: The predators of a zebra cannot see well at a distance and are likely to have heard or smelled a zebra

: Zebras have excellent hearing and rounder and larger ears than horses

: The mountain zebra and the plains zebra belong to the subgenus Hippotigris

: The foals of Grevy’s zebra stay with their mothers

: Grevy’s zebra is an inhabitant of the grasslands of northern Kenya and Ethiopia

: A group of zebras moving or standing together appear as one mass of flickering stripes to the predators making it more difficult for them to pick out a target

: Equus zebra is one of the species of zebra

: Zebra foals are protected by mothers, the other mares and the head stallion of the group

: The etymology of the name “zebra” is unknown

: Dolichohippus is one of the subgenus of zebra

: The stripes of a zebra confuse predators by motion dazzle and the vertical stripes of zebra disrupts its outline when hiding in the grass

: Coastal hills is one of the habitats of zebras

: Mountain is one of the habitats of zebras

: Zebras may occasionally eat twigs, herbs, bark, leaves, and shrubs

: The stripes of a zebra are effective in attracting tabanid horseflies and blood-sucking tsetse flies

: The camouflage hypotheses of the evolution of zebra’s stripes has been contested

: Crosses between zebras and other equines are called zorse, zebroid, zeedonk, zony, and zeedonk

: Equus quagga is one of the species of zebra

: Equus zebra zebra is the scientific name of Cape Mountain zebra

: A zebra’s closest relatives and horses and donkeys

: The striping pattern of a zebra is unique to each individual

: Female zebras mature earlier than males

: Equus quagga chaplain is the scientific name of Chapman’s zebra

: A zebra’s ears stand erect when it is in a tense, calm, or friendly mood

: Zebra is closely related to asses, donkeys and horses

: Quagga is a type of plains zebra

: The predators of a zebra cannot see well at a distance and are likely to have heard or smelled a zebra, especially at night

: Equus quagga selousi is the scientific name of Selous’ zebra

: Zebras feed almost entirely on grasses

: Chapmans

: The three species of zebras are the plains zebras, the Grevy’s zebra, and the mountain zebras

: The largest type of zebras are Grévy’s zebra

: Grevy’s zebras have long narrow heads

: Grevy’s zebra is an inhabitant of northern Kenya and Ethiopia

: A zebra foal is brown and white at birth

: When cornered, the zebra will bite or kick its attacker

: Zebra belongs to Hippotigris and Dolichohippus subgenus

: Embryological evidence suggests that zebra’s background color is black and the bellies and white stripes are additions

: Zebra belongs to Equidae family

: A zebras has a slight resemblance an ass

: Zebra is closely related to donkeys, horses, and asses

: Quagga Project breed zebras that are similar to the quagga that became extinct in the late 19th century

: Predators and bitings insets are confused by the stripes of a moving zebra

: Grevy’s zebras appear rather mule-like

: Selous’ zebra is a type of plains zebra

: Zebras are several species of African equids

: Grassland is one of the habitats of zebras

: A zebra’s stripe pattern is unique

: A zebra’s stripes come in different patterns

: Equus quagga crawshayi is the scientific name of Crawshay’s zebra

: The mountain zebra tends to have narrower strips than plains zebra

: Zebra is closely related to asses, horses and donkeys

: Savannas, mountains, woodlands, thorny scrublands, grasslands and coastal hills are some of the habitats of zebras

: Zebras may occasionally eat herbs, bark, shrubs, twigs, and leaves although they feed almost entirely on grasses

: A zebra’s great stamina helps it outrun predators

: Grevy’s zebra is an inhabitant of the grasslands of Ethiopia and northern Kenya

: Predators and biting insects are confused by the stripes of a moving zebra by the wagon-wheel effect and the barber pole illusion

: Quagga Project breed zebras that are similar to the quagga that became extinct in the 19th century

: The adult males of Grevy’s zebra live alone

: Zebras can never be domesticated

: The predators of a zebra cannot see well at a distance and are likely to have heard or smelled a zebra, especially at night

: Zebras are united by their black and white striped coats

: Grevy’s zebra is larger than mountain zebras

: A zebra’s ears indicate its mood

: A zebra has superb hearing and eyesight

: Woodlands is one of the habitats of zebras

: Zebras often groom each other

: Zebras are polyphyletic

: Zebra foals are able to walk and suckle shortly after birth

: Zebras have four gaits: walk, trot, canter, and gallop

: Zebra’s stripes are horizontal on the legs and at the rear and vertical on the neck, head, forequarters, and main body

: Habitat destruction and hunting has severely impacted zebra population

: Quagga Project is responsible for breeding zebras that are similar to the quagga that became extinct in the 19th century

: The mountain zebras are classified as vulnerable

: Zebras may occasionally eat herbs, bark, leaves, shrubs, and twigs

: Breeding back is a process of breeding zebras that are similar to the quagga that became extinct in the 19th century

: Zebras have more stripes in warmer habitats

: In the 19th century quagga became extinct

: Crosses between zebras and other equines are called zeedonk, zorse, zebroid, zeedonk, and zony

: Zebras will stand with ears erect and head held high when surveying an area for predators

: Grévy’s zebra is the only species of subgenus Dolichohippus

: Bachelor males either live with groups of other bachelors or alone

: Savanna is one of the habitats of zebras

: The ultimate origin of the name “zebra” is unknown

: The process of breeding zebras that are similar to the quagga that became extinct in the 19th century is called breeding back

: A group of Grevy’s zebras stays together only for a few months

: A zebra’s ears are pushed forward when it is frightened and pulled backward when it is angry

: Zebras have a herd mentality

: Hunting has severely impacted zebra population

: A group of zebras standing or moving together appear as one mass of flickering stripes to the predators making it more difficult for them to pick out a target

: Zebras belong to animalia kingdom

: Crawshay’s zebra is a type of plains zebra

: Quagga Project breed zebras that are similar to the quagga

: The ultimate origin of the name “zebra” is uncertain

: Zebras may occasionally eat herbs, shrubs, twigs, leaves and bark although they feed almost entirely on grasses

5 facts about zebras

Grevy’s zebras are found on the savannahs of northern Kenya
Plain zebras are mostly restricted to certain parts from Sudan to northern Zimbabwe
Mountain zebras can be seen in southwestern Africa
Zebra stripes come in different patterns and are unique to each individual
There are three species of zebras: plains zebra, Grévy’s zebra and mountain zebra

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