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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
Zebras may travel or migrate to wetter areas during the dry season. [ 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 ]
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.
Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) is a southern subspecies of the plains zebra.It is named after the British explorer and naturalist William John Burchell.Common names include bontequagga, Damaraland zebra, and Zululand zebra (Gray, 1824). [1]
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 ...
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]
Our ruby-throated hummingbirds, as they begin their long migration south, need more than just the ability to hover in front of a flower, delicately sipping nectar; they also need strength, stamina ...
Like the other subspecies of plains zebra, it is a herbivore that exists largely on a diet of grasses, and undertakes a migration during the wet season to find fresh sources of food and to avoid lions, which are their primary predator. [5] Chapman's zebras are distinguished from other subspecies by subtle variations in their stripes.