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  2. Zebra - Wikipedia

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    In plains and mountain zebras, foals are cared for mostly by their mothers, but if threatened by pack-hunting hyenas and dogs, the entire group works together to protect all the young. The group forms a protective front with the foals in the centre, and the stallion will rush at predators that come too close. [ 29 ]

  3. Anti-predator adaptation - Wikipedia

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    Mobbing is usually done to protect the young in social colonies. For example, red colobus monkeys exhibit mobbing when threatened by chimpanzees, a common predator. The male red colobus monkeys group together and place themselves between predators and the group's females and juveniles. The males jump together and actively bite the chimpanzees. [52]

  4. Feeding behavior of spotted hyenas - Wikipedia

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    Zebras require different hunting methods to those used for wildebeest, due to their habit of running in tight groups and aggressive defence from stallions. Typical zebra hunting groups consist of 10–25 hyenas, [ 17 ] though there is one record of a hyena killing an adult zebra unaided. [ 18 ]

  5. Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? - AOL

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    Ever wondered why zebras have stripes? Well, the researchers behind a new study think they have a pretty good answer to that question. WMAQ reports "California scientists say the animal's black ...

  6. How an army of ants saved zebras from hungry lions in Kenya - AOL

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    The trees are the dominant species in much of East Africa, providing nectar and shelter for native ants. In turn, the ants defend the trees by emitting formic acid and biting herbivores who try to ...

  7. Animal coloration - Wikipedia

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    Zebras may possibly use motion dazzle, confusing a predator's attack by moving a bold pattern rapidly. Some animals are coloured for physical protection, with pigments in the skin to protect against sunburn, while some frogs can lighten or darken their skin for temperature regulation. Finally, animals can be coloured incidentally.

  8. UK conservationists helping protect rare zebras from pipeline ...

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    Conservationists from a Hampshire zoo have been working to help protect the world’s most endangered zebra species before a major infrastructure project is set to disrupt their natural habitat in ...

  9. Grévy's zebra - Wikipedia

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    During droughts, the zebras will dig water holes and defend them. [13] The Grévy's zebra's main predator is the lion , but adults can be hunted by spotted hyenas . African hunting dogs , cheetahs and leopards almost never attack adults, even in desperate times, but sometimes prey on young animals, although mares are fiercely protective of ...