Zebra

: Zebras evolved within the last 4 million years

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

: The mountain zebra tends to have a sleek coat

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

: Zebras are generally slower than horses

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

: Plain zebras are also known as common zebras

: 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

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

: 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

: Zebras have a symbiotic relationship with some birds

: NYC Natural history museum

: A zebra’s stripe pattern is unique

: Zebras often groom each other

: Zebra belongs to Equus genus

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

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

: Zebras communicate with whinnying and high-pitched barks

: Grevy’s zebra is classified as endangered

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

: Hippotigris is one of the subgenus of zebra

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

: The largest type of zebras are Grévy’s zebra

: A zebra barks or brays

: A zebra foal is not black and white at birth

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

: 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

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

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

: A zebra’s stripes are unique to each individual

: Zebras have rounder and larger ears than horses

: Zebra belongs to Equidae family

: Horse and donkey are the closest relatives to zebra

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

: Zebra belongs to Hippotigris and Dolichohippus subgenus

: Coastal hills is one of the habitats of zebras

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

: The adult males of Grevy’s zebra live alone

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

: Horse is a closest relative to zebra

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

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

: A baby zebra is called foal

: Zebras prefer to graze with each other

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

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

: Zebra is closely related to an ass

: Zebra belongs to Chordata phylum

: Zebra is closely related to asses, horses and donkeys

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

: Family

: Quagga became extinct in the 19th century

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

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

: Female zebras mature earlier than males

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

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

: Grevy’s zebras appear rather mule-like

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

: Maneless zebra is a type of plains zebra

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

: A zebra’s stripes come in different patterns

: When zebras move the stripes confuse predators and biting insects

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

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

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

: Mountain is one of the habitats of zebras

: Equus zebra is the scientific name of Mountain zebra

: A zebra’s closest relatives and horses and donkeys

: The etymology of the name “zebra” is unknown

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

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

: A zebra foal is brown and white at birth

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

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

: A zebra’s closest relatives and donkeys and horses

: Zebras have night vision

: Thorny scrublands is one of the habitats of zebras

: Donkey and horse are the closest relatives to zebra

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

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

: Grévy’s zebra is the largest type of zebras

: 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

: Zebras feed entirely on grasses

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

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

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

: Zebras have excellent hearing

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

: Selous’ zebra is a type of plains zebra

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

: SONY DSC

: 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

: 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

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

: Equus quagga is the scientific name of Plains zebra

: A zebra’s ears indicate its mood

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

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

: Crawshay’s zebra is a type of plains zebra

: Quagga is a type of plains zebra

: A zebra’s great stamina helps it outrun predators

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

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

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

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

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

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

: Grant’s zebra is a type of plains zebra

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

: Mountain zebra belongs to the subgenus Hippotigris

: Savanna is one of the habitats of zebras

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

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

: Donkey is a closest relative to zebra

: Zebra is closely related to asses, donkeys and horses

: Equus grevyi is one of the species of zebra

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

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

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

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

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

: Zebra species have overlapping ranges

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

: Grevy’s zebras have long narrow heads

: Hunting has severely impacted zebra population

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

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

: Chapman’s zebra is a type of plains zebra

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

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

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

: Hunting and habitat destruction has severely impacted zebra population

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

: Horses are generally faster than zebras

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

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

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

: 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

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

: Zebra populations are diverse

: Zebras only sleep when neighbors are around

: Mountain zebra is smaller than Grevy’s zebras

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

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

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

: The mountain zebra tends to have a white belly

: Zebras have a herd mentality

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

: A zebra brays or barks

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

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

: Plains zebras and mountain zebras live in groups

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

: Grevy’s zebras have narrow long heads

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

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

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

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

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

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

: Habitat destruction and hunting has severely impacted zebra population

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

: Grevy’s zebra is the rarest species

: 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

: 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

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

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

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

: The plains zebra is the most common type of zebras

: When zebras move the stripes confuse biting insects and predators

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

: Grevy’s zebra is endangered

: Equus quagga is one of the species of zebra

: In the 19th century quagga became extinct

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

: Zebras have excellent eyesight

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

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

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

: A zebras resembles an ass

: A zebra has superb hearing and eyesight

: When tense, zebras snort

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

: Zebras are polyphyletic

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

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

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

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

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

: Plains zebra belong to the subgenus Hippotigris

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

: Mountain zebra and the Grevy’s zebra are endangered

: 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 zebra has superb eyesight and hearing

: Burchell’s zebra is a type of plains zebra

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

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

: Zebras are several species of African equids

: Mountain zebra is endangered

: The etymology of the name “zebra” is uncertain

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

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

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

: Habitat destruction has severely impacted zebra population

: Zebras has superb hearing and eyesight

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

: A zebra is a brave animal

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

: Zebras are very protective about their group members

: Zebra belongs to Perissodactyla order

: The common plains zebra can weigh up to 350 kg

: Grevy’s zebra is larger than mountain zebras

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

: Zebra foals are protected by mothers

: Zebras can never be domesticated

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

: 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 are united by their black and white striped coats

: Grassland is one of the habitats of zebras

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

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

: Equus quagga quagga is the scientific name of quagga

: The stripes of a zebra confuse predators by motion dazzle

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

: Chapmans

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

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

: Zebras belong to animalia kingdom

: 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

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

: Chester Zoo

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

: Dolichohippus is one of the subgenus of zebra

: Zebras have larger and rounder ears than horses

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

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

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

: Equus zebra is one of the species of zebra

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

: Zebras have more stripes in warmer habitats

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

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

: Quagga Project breed zebras that are similar to the quagga

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

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

: Zebra species do not interbreed

: Zebras are highly social animals

: Woodlands is one of the habitats of zebras

: Equus quagga borensis is the scientific name of maneless zebra

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

: There are three species of zebras

: Zebras have acute senses of taste and smell

: Zebras feed almost entirely on grasses

: Zebra belongs to Mammalia class

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

: Zebras sleep standing up

: Zebras have superb eyesight and hearing

: A zebra can turn its ears in almost any direction

: The mountain zebras are classified as vulnerable

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

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

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

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

: A zebras has a slight resemblance an ass

: Stripes are used to cool the zebra

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

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

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

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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