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More About Zebras ...
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Zebras are members of the horse family native to central and southern Africa. All have vividly contrasting black and white vertical stripes (hence the zebra crossing named after it) on the forequarters, often tending towards the horizontal at the rear of the animal. The stripes have a cooling effect due to convection currents.
There are three species and many subspecies. Zebra populations vary a great deal, and the relationships between and the taxonomic status of several of the subspecies are unclear.
The Plains Zebra (Equus quagga, formerly Equus burchelli) is the most common, and has or had about 5 subspecies distributed across much of southern and eastern Africa. It, or particular subspecies of it, have also been known as the Common Zebra, the Dauw, Burchell's Zebra (actually the extinct subspecies, Equus quagga burchelli), and the Quagga (another extinct subspecies, Equus quagga quagga).
The Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra) of southwest Africa tends to have a sleek coat with a white belly and narrower stripes than the Plains Zebra. It has two subspecies and is classified as endangered.
Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi) is the largest type, similar in appearance to Grevy's Zebra but with an erect mane, and a long, narrow head making it appear rather mule-like. It is a creature of the semi-arid grasslands of Ethiopia, Somalia, and northern Kenya. It is endangered too.
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Taxonmony
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
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AUDIO CLIPS
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Zebra
0.000MB WAV Hear Sound
Wild Sanctuary - The voice of the living world
The barking of zebras are a familiar sound echoing across the Serengeti Plain. The vocalization is a contact call, similar to a horse's whinny.
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Zebra
0.110MB AU Hear Sound
Sounds of the worlds animals
Zebra sound
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Grevy's Zebra
0.070MB RA Hear Sound
Sedgwick County Zoo
Zebra's running capacity. commentary
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Zebra
MP3 Hear Sound
National Geographic
Zebra sound clip
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Plains Zebra
0.050MB WAV Hear Sound
Harry Foundalis Home Page
Plains Zebra
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