How are horses and zebras similar?

Answer 1

Well, they are cousins. They both eat grass, they both have a single toe, or hoof, on each foot. They both live in herds, and they both give birth to 1 foal (live twins are 1 in 50,000 for horse and I'm sure similar for zebras). And they both have manes and tails, although they look different. And zebras can be trained, ridden, and driven just like horses, but they are quite difficult to train.

Answer 2

Both are members of the family Equus, and share a similar physical appearance. Their gaits -- walk, trot, canter and gallop -- are also alike. However, zebras are wild animals that are rarely domesticated, while horses have been ridden, driven and kept as pets for thousands of years. Zebras have a spectacular patterned coat of black and white, or brown and white, stripes, while horses' bodies, necks and heads are not striped. (The rare exception is the brindled horse, but its pattern of stripes is different from a zebra's.) Horses are usually a solid color, such as dark brown, sorrel or tan, but may have white leg and facial markings, a dappled coat, black, brown or white spots or splotches, and other coat patterns, which zebras never have.

Zebras are also smaller than horses, usually between 12 and 14 hands. (A hand is four inches.) Horses are over 14.2 hands, and may be as tall as 17 hands or more. In addition, a zebra has a short, bristly mane and a thin tail with a tuft of hair at the end. A horse has a long, flowing mane and a tail to match. While horses make a variety of sounds, including neighs, whinnies, whickers and screams, a zebra's vocalization sounds like a bark.

Answer 3

Just about everything. All species of equid are much the same. Zebras and horses have both evolved to live on grasslands. The differences are purely superficial, although people who work zebras say that they are less intelligent than horses.

Answer 4

there are not diffrent breeds of zebra zebra are smaller and have shorter legs back and neck xx

Answer 5

they have stripes.... o_0 and they're smaller...?....

Answer 6

no stripes