ZEBRAS
ZEBRAS
There is no mistaking what you’re seeing when you spot a horselike animal with black-and-white stripes: it’s a zebra. Each zebra has its own unique pattern of those distinctive stripes, so no two sets of stripes are the same. The stripes are camouflage to confuse predators such as lions, leopards and cheetahs when the zebras move in their herds.
Zebras live in the grasslands of Africa. Their main food is grass, but also eat bark and leaves, as well as buds, fruit and roots. They spend the day grazing together in herds. A zebra’s teeth keep growing through its life because they are constantly worn down by chewing.
Zebras range in height from 3.5 to 5 feet at the shoulder. They weigh from 440 to 950 pounds. A zebra can run up to 35 miles per hour.
