HOME: Grassy plains and savannas of East Africa
LIFE SPAN: 25 years in the wild and 29 years in the zoo
LOOKS: The Grant's Zebra is the smallest of the three species found
in the south of Africa. It is the size of a small horse. No two zebras
have the same pattern of stripes. They are different, just like people.
A fully grown zebra weighs up to 750 pounds. Its legs are short and the
body is stocky. The striped mane is neat and the tail is tufted. Grant's
zebra has broader stripes than other kinds of zebras.
FOOD: Tall course grasses.
HABITS: Zebras eat grass in the early morning or late afternoon. They
sleep standing up, and the herds walk with antelope, wildebeest, ostrich,
kudu, and giraffe. The move to new grasslands when the food runs out. Zebras
can have bad tempers and be dangerous. When they are scared they make loud
braying sound ending in a whinny like a horse. Zebras can reach up to speeds
of 50 miles per hour when they are running from danger. The lion is their
greatest enemy.
