Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure

Home > Zoo > Animals > Z > Zebra

Fast Facts:

These zebra have black stripes that are close together on a white body. These stripes do not extend across the belly.
Has a square fold of skin under its neck that is called a dewlap that is most prominent on males.
Pattern of stripes is as individual as human fingerprints.

Mountain Zebra

Scientific Name:	Equidae Equus Zebra
Classification:	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Perissodactyla
Status:	Endangered
Range:	Southwest Africa
Habitat:	Mountain grasslands
Diet:	Grass, bark, leaves, buds and fruit.
Size:	Length: 7 feet Height: 3-4 feet Weight: 570-800 pounds.
Lifespan:	28 yrs.
Location:
Print Fact Sheet	Mountain Zebra

Special Features:

Neighs like a horse
Graze 60-80% of the day.
Can survive up to 3 days without water. Has been known to dig down as far as 3 feet searching for water.
Agile climber.
Keen sense of hearing and eyesight.

Social Structure & Behavior:

Lives in small herds consisting of 1 stallion and up to 5 mares. Nomadic group lead by a mare with the stallion walking behind to defend the herd.

Breeding & Care of Young:
Sexually mature at 2 years old. Mating season is Spring. Gestation is 12 months. Usually a single birth. The foal is up on its feet within an hour. Young males leave the herd to form bachelor herds at 2 years old