Zebra
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ZEBRA, the name used for all the striped members of the horse-tribe, although properly applicable only to the true or mountain zebra.
Zebra
Zebras are large, fast-running mammals that live on African grassy plains (savannas). They can run up to 40 mph (65 kph) in short bursts in order to escape from predators (like lions and hyenas). The zebra's life span is about 28 years.
Zebra Finches
The melodious vocals of the Zebra Finch set it apart from other species of birds. Read many more interesting facts associated with the Zebra Finches.
Zebra (Grevy's)
Grevy's Zebra: Equus grevyi
Distribution: northern Kenya, Somalia and eastern Ethiopia.
Habitat: dry savanna country.
Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
One of our most stunning butterflies. Often seen zipping through bottomlands, where Pawpaw (Asimina triloba), its host plant, grows. Caswell Co., NC 8/4/02.
Granville Co., NC 4/27/03.
Zebra shark
Stegostoma fasciatum
Species Information
Exhibit Name and Location
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Zebra Finch
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Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) Species Profile: Personality, Diet, and Housing
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Zebratail Lizard ( Callisaurus draconoides )
Zebra Tailed Lizard, Death Valley
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Plains Zebras are mid-sized and thick-bodied with relatively short legs. Adults of both sexes stand about 1.4 meters high at the shoulder, are approximately 2.3 meters long, and weigh about 230 kg.
Zebra
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
herbivorous hoofed African mammal of the genus Equus, which also includes the horse and the ass. It is distinguished by its striking pattern of black or dark brown stripes alternating with white.
Zebra
Mammal. Zebras are members of the horse family, Equus. They live in family groups of more than a dozen zebras with one stallion as head.
Zebra Finches With Albino Coloration
Photo: Exotic Tropicals
Housing:
Zebra Finches have a great need for movement. A cage with horizontal space for flight is better than a vertical cage, 28" (70 cm) long and 20" (50 cm) high is ideal.
Zebra (Ethiopic) belonging to the horse family this African mammal is smaller than a horse, with small hoofs and slender legs. And is strikingly marked with black or darkish brown stripes on a white coat .
Zebras are part of the horse family.
They have stripes.
Zebras eat grass.
They live in Africa.
A baby Zebra is a foal. Its mother is a mare and its father is a stallion.
Zebra-tails look similar to Earless Lizards (which occur in Arizona). In Zebra-tails, the black bands completely encircle the tail, while in earless lizards, the black bands are on the underside of the trail.
Zebras, horses and wild asses are all equids, long-lived animals that move quickly for their large size and have teeth built for grinding and cropping grass.
Zebra Range
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Fast Facts
Type: Mammal Diet: Herbivore Average life span in the wild: 25 years Size: Height at the shoulder, 3.
The zebra duiker has one of the most distinctive coats of any mammal and cannot easily be confused with any other species.
The zebra longwing butterfly caterpillars eat the leaves of passion flowers. The passion flower contains a toxin that gives the zebra longwing an unpleasant taste and makes it poisonous to predators.
The zebra is the only grazer to have both upper and lower incisors; it can thus snip the grass blade (rather than yanking it out), exposing the tender under grasses for others.
Most adult zebras stay in family groups throughout their lives. Upon reaching sexual maturity, adolescent mares will leave their original family to form a new one, or are received by other groups.
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Zebra Finch
Range:
Australia
Habitat:
Varied, including grasslands, shrubs, and woodlands
Conservation Status:
Common
Scientific Name:
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Zebra-Finches
Poephila guttata
Zebra Finches, are small birds (averaging 9cm) and are native to the Australian grasslands. Australia currently has a closed door policy prohibiting the exportation of animals from the country.
Zebra Sense
Zebras communicate with vocalizations and body language. The Grevy's vocalization is an unusual combination of braying and whistling as the zebra takes in and exhales air.
Zebrafish
The name zebrafish applies to different kinds of fish with striped bodies considered to resemble a zebra: ...
Zebra spider
Salticus scenicus
Zebra spiders belong to the family Salticidae (also known as jumping spiders) who are believed to have the best eyesight of any arthropod.
Zebra:
Individuality
While a zebra's most striking characteristic is its pattern of stripes, the various purpose this pattern serves reveals a deeper meaning.
Zebra-tailed Lizard
Some other names for this species:
Zebratail Lizard, Gridiron-tailed Lizard ...
Zebra Waxbill Sporaeginthus subflavus
Described by: Vieillot (1819)
Alternate common name(s): Golden-breasted Waxbill, Orange-breasted Waxbill, Goldbreast
Old scientific name(s): Neisna subflava, Amandava subflava ...
Plains ZebraEquus burchelli
Location, Habitat and Diet
Plains zebras are located in southern and eastern African countries such as Namibia, Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique.
Grevy's Zebra
Seven Equid species are still alive today, and many more have become extinct. They are all herbivores of moderated size. The main distinction between them is the color of their coat.
Zebras are generally 2.3 m (8ft) long, stand 1.25-1.5 m (4-5ft) at the shoulder, and weigh around 300kg (660 lbs), although some can grow to more than 410 kg (900 lbs). In addition to their stripes, zebras have erect, mohawk-like manes.
Zebra's are often food for Lions, Crocodiles, Cheetahs or Hienas.
Remember that there are ways to buy a zebra if you want to, but they are herding creatures; you should never buy just one. There are people who own zebras in a private setting.
Zebras are odd-toed ungulates. They have excellent eyesight, a keen sense of smell and are able to run at high speeds.
Zebras breed throughout the year. In areas where zebras migrate, mating occurs in July through August and October through November. A foal is born following a 390 day gestation.
Zebra mussels are an invasive species and their rapid population growth is a concern to scientists. Scientists say the presence of zebra mussels is limiting the amount of native freshwater mussels to survive.
Zebra Finch
Poephilia Guttata
A hardy & very prolific breeder. Probably the most common & easiest kept finch in Australia.
zebra
The genus includes all zebras, horses and wild ass species. There are four species of zebra namely ...
Zebra duiker calves are precocious, but act as "hiders", lying up in one place for 2-3 weeks after being born (Udell, 1981; Schweers, 1984).
Zebras are actually a black skinned animal with black and white stripes.
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Zebra Butterfly
These poisonous butterflies live throughout the southern United States to northern South America. See if you can spot these flighty beauties at the Pollinarium in the Invetebrate Exhihibit.
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The zebra lives in close-knit groups called families or harems, led by a single male. There can be up to 17 members in each family. Everybody in the family relies on each other to look out for danger and help those who are in trouble.
Equus zebra is a fairly large-sized, striped member of the horse family. Adult mountain zebras have a head and body length of 210 to 260 cm, and a tail length of 40 to 55 cm. Shoulder height ranges from 116 to 150 cm.
Grevy Zebra
Equus grevyi
Range:
Ethiopia, Somalia, Africa, southern Sudan, and northern Kenya.
Mojave Zebratail Lizard
Common Gridiron-tailed Lizard
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Grevy's zebra weighs 350 - 450 kg (770 - 990 lb). It lives in arid, open bushed grassland and is adapted to survive droughts, as long as it can reach water every several days. Grasses make up about 70% of the Grevy's zebra's diet.
Burchell's Zebra
Connochaetes taurinus
The Burchell's Zebra (Equus burchelli) is also know as Plains Zebra. It is one of the characteristic large mammals that one may see when visiting game parks in much of southern Africa.
Burchell's Zebra - Equus burchellii.
Burchell's zebras (Equus burchellii) are odd-toed ungulates that belong to the horse family (Family Equidae).
Burchell's Zebras are differentiated from other zebra species by the light brown 'shadow-stripes' found between the black stripes, the black tufted tail and the black patch around its nostril.
The Grévy's Zebra belongs to the Equidae family, which includes thehorses and donkeys as well as the Plains and Mountain Zebras.
Status
Damara zebras are not endangered, but the population is thought to be in decline.
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Striped-knee Tarantula, A.K.A. Zebra knee Tarantula (Aphonopelma seemanni) ...
Zebrasoma scopas
Common name: scopas tang, brown sailfin tang
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Photo by Mark Rosenstein / Active Window Productions, Inc.
Zebra Swallowtail
Eurytides marcellus (Cramer, 1777)
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae ...
Zebra seahorse (Hippocampus zebra)
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Zebra dove
Class: Aves
Status: IUCN: Least Concern; CITES: Not Listed
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