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[28] [29] Plains zebras have been recorded travelling 500 km (310 mi) between Namibia and Botswana, the longest land migration of mammals in Africa. [81] When migrating, they appear to rely on some memory of the locations where foraging conditions were best and may predict conditions months after their arrival. [ 82 ]
Zebras have a less efficient digestive system than ruminants but food passage is twice as fast. [15] Thus, zebras are less selective in foraging, but they do spend much time eating. The zebra is a pioneer grazer and prepares the way for more specialised grazers such as blue wildebeests and Thomson's gazelles. [9] Lions feeding on a zebra
Circadian migration is where birds utilise circadian rhythm (CR) to regulate migration in both fall and spring. In circadian migration, clocks of both circadian (daily) and circannual (annual) patterns are used to determine the birds' orientation in both time and space as they migrate from one destination to the next.
Week of Oct. 14: Peak fall colors in most of Michigan's Up North Much of the northern part of the state should be in peak foliage during the week of Oct. 14, except for the western Upper Peninsula.
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Winter is upon the North Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma region and the conditions of this season present challenges to our region’s wild animals. 'Move, change or die': How these animals adapt ...
Mountain zebras live in hot, dry, rocky, mountainous and hilly habitats. They prefer slopes and plateaus as high as 2,000 m (6,600 ft) above sea level, although they do migrate lower during winter. Their preferred diet is tufted grass, but in times of shortage, they browse, eating bark, twigs, leaves, buds, fruit, and roots. They drink every day.
Here's the Farmers' Almanac winter forecast for Michigan. Michigan fall colors: Week of Sept. 30 ... How leaves change color in the fall. As the amount of daylight gets shorter in the fall ...