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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
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.
[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 ]
Why do zebras have stripes? The answer to that question, which scientists have wrestled with for over a century, may be most related to temperature. It was previously thought that the stripes ...
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 ...
The zebras were being transported from Washington to Montana when the driver took the Interstate 90 exit for North Bend, located about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of Seattle, to secure the ...
Many of these migrations are north-south, with species feeding and breeding in high northern latitudes in the summer and moving some hundreds of kilometres south for the winter. [18] Some species extend this strategy to migrate annually between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Grevy's zebras can survive up to a week without water, but will drink daily when it is plentiful. [20] They often migrate to better watered highlands during the dry season. [13] Mares require significantly more water when they are lactating. [21] During droughts, the zebras will dig water holes and defend them. [13]