Why Do Zebras Have The Same Stripes?

Did you know that no two zebras have the same stripes? Or that zebras are closely related to tapirs? Zebras are the most eye-catching mammals that roam Africa’s plains. They are wonderful, beautiful, interesting creatures that millions of people have fallen in love with.
The most common fact about a zebra’s appearance is their famous black and white stripes. But as I mentioned before, no two zebras have the same stripes. A zebra’s stripes are just like a human’s fingerprints. It’s their own personal identity. Every zebra’s stripes extend from the mane down to the legs to make the zebra seem larger to attacking predators. Zebra’s stripes act as camouflage, especially at night. The top predators of the zebra are lions, cheetah, leopards, and
A male Grevy’s zebra will mate with any mare in its territory but a female will only mate with one male from a specific territory until she leaves and joins a new territory. Grevy’s zebras can mate year round, but the most common time is between July to August and September to October. The foals are born after a thirteen month gestation period in the mare’s womb. When mares are ready to give birth, they isolate themselves from the ground and usually lay down on the ground to being the birth. After the birth, the mother licks the newborn foal clean. The newborn foal will usually be walking just twenty minutes after it has been born and then the foal will be found running around an hour after birth. It is very important that the foal stands right away after birth because then it is able to learn to walk and run right away. Newborn zebras, on average, take two hundred and seventy-five days to be weaned. Once weaned, the foal will stay with it’s mother. Females will disperse from their mothers after about thirteen to eighteen months and males could stay with their mother for up to three
Mountain zebra, Equus zebra, is the smallest of the three species of zebra. This zebra has a brown muzzle and long pointed ears which makes it different from the Plains zebra and Grevy’s zebra. The stripes are black and white but narrow down to more of a brown color as the stripes get near both ends of the mammal. Equus zebra is only one hundred and two inches long and weighs, on average, only eight hundred and twenty pounds. Mountain zebras are found in South Africa where there are slopes and plateaus. Mountain zebras are good climbers because of their pointed hooves so they enjoy the elevated grounds. Water is scarce so the herd is always migrating through the plains of South Africa. These zebras are not territorial and usually share their land with other species of zebra and other animals as well. The dominant leader of the herd is usually a male. The life span of a Mountain zebra in the wild is up to twenty years. These zebras are not common in captivity, but they can live up to twenty-nine years with the proper