Where do zebras live?
Three species of Zebra still occur in Africa, two of which are found in East Africa. The most numerous and widespread species in the east is Burchell’s, also known as the Common or Plains Zebra. The other is Grevy’s Zebra, named for Jules Grevy, a president of France in the 1880s who received one from Abyssinia as a gift, and now found mostly in northern Kenya. The third species, Equus Zebra, is the Mountain Zebra, found in southern and southwestern Africa. This article focuses on the Common/Plains Zebra. What is the Zebra’s habitat like? Zebras inhabit grasslands, especially those with scattered trees. How big are Zebras? Height: 45-55 inches at shoulder Weight: 485-550 lbs. Length: 7-9 feet Tail length: 20-30 inches What are the physical characteristics of Zebras? Zebras are black ground color with bold contrasting stripes continuing all the way down to hooves; rarely any shadow stripes, except occasionally and faintly on hindquarters. Seven to ten neck stripes; three to four vertica
This post aims to answer that question and also tell you some other interesting things about zebras. Where do zebras live? While there are a few zebras living in zoos around the world, they are only found in the wild in one continent- Africa. Plains zebras, which live in grassland, live all around Africa. Mountain zebras, which (as the name suggests) live in mountainous regions, live in dry southern African countries- Angola, Namibia and South Africa. Grevy’s zebras, which live in shrubland and grassland, live in Northern African countries- Kenya and Ethiopia. Interesting things about zebras • Zebras eat a lot of grass. They graze throughout the day. • The average height of a fully grown zebra is 1.25-1.5 meters (4-5 feet). • Grevy’s zebras and Mountain zebras are both listed as endangered species. There are very few of them left as they have nearly been hunted to extinction. • Zebras have amazing eyesight, smell and hearing. All these help them recognize when predators and coming to f
