ZEBRA

n.

Any of three species of black-and-white-striped equines that subsist almost entirely on grass.

Zebras stand 47–55 in. (120–140 cm) tall. The Burchell's zebra, or bonte quagga ( Equus quagga ), of eastern and southern African grasslands, has wide, widely spaced stripes. Grevy's zebra ( E. grevyi ), of arid areas in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia, has narrow, closely spaced stripes and a white belly. The small mountain zebra ( E. zebra ), of dry upland plains in Namibia and western South Africa, has a gridlike pattern on the rump. Small zebra groups consisting of a stallion and several mares and foals may coalesce into large herds but retain their identity.

Burchell's zebra, or bonte quagga ( Equus quagga )

Leonard Lee Rue III