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Zebras
Described as a "horse in striped pajamas," three species of zebra inhabit Africa. They are equiids, which means they are members of the horse family and are odd-toed ungulates. Zebras inhabit tropical grasslands in sub-Saharan Africa. Social herd animals, they live in groups called harems. Their distinctive black and white stripes have made them a favorite of children for many generations.
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zebras are herbavoirs they only will eat grass and drink water
A zebra is a vegetarian, so no but they might eat a bug that is on grass or anything like that aka you have to think about bugs
no no no. zebras are herbivores, not omnivores, meaning they can't and dont eat meat
When was the first zebra found?
Using Darwin's Theory of Evolution, we can pinpoint the roots of the zebra back millions of years ago, as a shared ancestor of the common horse.
We start circa 60 million years ago, in the Eocene era. Eohippus is the oldest ancestor known to date, who lived in a boggy environment. The landscape had long grass, lots of swampy areas and no rocky areas.
It is important to note it is very stripy. Therefore, it was small, so it could camouflage from predators.
Next in the Oligocene period, rocky areas become more frequent as the planet's temperature rises (drying out the marshland). Reduced camouflage meant Eohippus was easily hunted and became extinct.
Miohippus was next in line, living circa 60 - 25 mya. The stripes begin to reduce as there is nowhere to hide in the barren rocky areas. It also gets bigger, gets longer legs and 'gets rid of' a toe so it can run easily.
Grassland begins to become even more scarce as we move out of the dinosaur ages and into the Miocene period. Merychippus is next in the evolution, and again reduces stripes, increases its size and foreleg bone length. Its toes were closer, again for running purposes (agility). Merychippus however lasts only about 20 million years.
Pliohippus lived circa 7 - 3 mya, was again taller and had feet resembling the modern horses' hooves. Its toes were so close it had 'merged' into one, creating even more speed and stamina.
The Pliohippus is the dividing line between both Equusspecies, as this is the important part about stripes.
Pliohippus living in modern day Africa had flies constantly buzzing around them. The flies were repelled by stripy Pliohippus, since the black intensifies the white light which the files abhor.
Therefore, they have stripes.
Eurasian Pliohippus however had none of these annoying insects, so had no need for them or for camouflage, so the gene for stripes was effectively lost.
This is now why zebras have stripes in Africa, whilst the closely related horse does not.
Natural selection also played a vital role in the division of the zebra and horse. In Europe and Asia, ones with stripes did not tend to reproduce, so they depleted.
In Africa, the reverse happened, so the ones with stripes did reproduce more than the ones without, so they died out.
How do zebras change while they grow?
No, metamorphosis is when an animal changes from one thing into another. Like a caterpillar into a butterfly.
How are zebras becoming extinct?
The Grevy's zebra is the only endangered species. The plains zebra is still quite common, and the mountain zebra is listed as vulnerable. The Grevy's zebra suffered from overhunting and disease, but now figures show the numbers are slowly increasing. Still, with an estimated total population of a few thousand, the Grevy's zebra still has a way to go to get back to near normal levels.
How old does a horse live for?
the average horse can live from 25-30 years long. if healthy, than can definitely live longer, the oldest horse was over 60. however, under circumstances, they can also live for a much shorter time period.
Is a zebra in the giraffe family?
No, a zebra is part of the horse family, or Family Equidae. Giraffes are in a separate family all their own, Family Giraffidae, and are actually true ruminants like cows, sheep and deer are. Zebras are not ruminants; they are hind-gut fermentors and monogastrics.
What are some of the activities the zebra uses energy for?
It may seem fairly obvious that they use the majority of their enegry eating and fleeing from larger predators, but in fact the Zebra uses it's energy for the production of smaller Zebras. Yes sex. Zebras aren't known for their sexual habbits, but in theory thay go at it more than rabbits do. So to conclude, Zebra's spend their life time behind or in front of a fellow Zebra.
Can zebras run faster than cheetahs?
No. Not even close. But the zebra is too large, too heavy and powerful, for the cheetah to take down with any likelihood of success. Even the lion has a challenge taking down a zebra.
A zebra's predator is mainly lions. Although hyenas, wild dogs, leopards, and cheetahs are their minor predators. your welcome =] Katie
How many breeds of zebra is there?
Use correct grammar, smartie, you should be asking "How many breeds of Zebras are there?" Anyway I don't know, ask someone who does! I was just horrified at your grammar mistake. Children these days....Goodness Gracious!
well there are 3 yes i am a smartie
Is there a zebra with no stripes?
Well,it kind of depends on which color you want to remove from the zebra,either black or white.So if you want to take out the black stripes,then the zebra would white.Same for the other way around. :)
Zebras don't have hobbies - they are wild animals that devote their full attention to staying alive and reproducing.
What adaptation helps the zebra survive?
It must have big ears to let the heat out. Otherwise it would get way too warm in it's enviroment. Also, it's short fur helps to keep it cool too. It's also half white, and so this color repels sunlight.
Why are zebras always around giraffes?
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Why is it good that baby zebra can run after birth?
Zebras are prey animals, meaning that meat-eating animals would like to eat them. A baby zebra must be able to run very quickly, so that it can keep up with its mother and avoid predators.
No. Zebras are only found in Africa. Brazil is in South America.
This isn't fully a horse but an equine of course. It's crossed with a Zebra making it a?
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Do you need a license to own a zebra in NY?
Well I guess it all depends on like if you own a zoo. Do you really think they would just let you own a zebra. How would you get it anyway. And it is a wild animal native to Africa so why would you take an innocent animal from its home and family. how would you like it if someone did that to you. In any case you will probably need a permit.
What do you call a half zebra and half horse?
Entirely fictional or fantasy. No such creature exists or has ever existed.
What is the covering of a zebra?
Zebras are mammals. All mammals have a body covering of skin, fur or hair. In the zebra's case, the body covering is skin and hair.
Hair and fur have the same chemical composition, but zebra "fur" tends to be classified as hair.
