25 Amazing Facts About Zebra | Amazing Facts 4U
- Zebra are part of the Equidae family along with horses and donkeys.
- The fact is Zebras cannot be tamed and trained like horses due to their wild unpredictable nature.
- The Zebra is an African animal best known for its black and white stripes in different patterns unique to each animal which can be used to identify it.
- An amazing fact is zebras are considered to be black with white stripes, not white with black stripes.
- There is a reason for the stripes. When zebras are grouped together, their stripes make it hard for a predator to pick out one zebra to chase.
- Zebra crossings (pedestrian crossings) are named after the black and white stripes of zebras.
- They are highly sociable creatures.
- The large herds are known as “harems”.
- They live in a variety of habitats, such as grasslands, savannas, and mountains.
- There are three main species of zebras: the Plains Zebra, the Mountain Zebra, and the Grevy’s Zebra.
- The Grevy’s zebra is the largest wild member of the horse family.
- The Plain Zebra has the highest rate of population. The Grevy’s Zebra and the Mountain Zebra are listed as endangered species.
- A zebra family is made up of one stallion, a few mares, and their offspring.
- Members of a zebra family are very caring! Amazingly if one is attacked by a predator, others do not run away but stick together as the stallion tries to drive away from the predator.
- Zebras have shiny coats that dissipate an amazing 70 percent of incoming heat and the stripes help it to withstand intense solar radiation.
- The life span of Zebra is about 25 to 30 years.
- The Zebras can reach a height of 4 feet and can weigh anywhere between 485 lbs (220 kg) to 990 lbs (450 kg).
- Zebras are in fact very adaptable grazers. They feed mainly on grasses but will also eat herbs, shrubs, leaves, bark, and twigs. They have large-sized teeth meant for grinding and cropping grass.
- They can subsist on diets of lower nutritional quality than that necessary for other herbivores.
- Zebras have excellent eyesight and hearing.
- They are generally slower than horses with a top speed of around 35 mph (56 kph), but their great stamina helps them outpace predators.
- When chased, a zebra will zigzag from side to side, making it more difficult for the predator to catch them. When cornered, a zebra will rear up and kick or bite its attacker.
- Zebra are extremely dependent on water and never wander far from waterholes, where they usually drink at least once a day.
- Zebras amazingly stand up while sleeping.
- The ears of a zebra show its mood.
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