Grevy's Zebra
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| Grevy's Zebra Conservation status: Endangered | ||||||||||||||
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| Equus grevyi Oustalet, 1882 |
The Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi), sometimes known as the Imperial Zebra is a species of zebra. It is found in the wild in Kenya and Ethiopia and is considered endangered. Compared to other zebras, it is tall and has large ears, and its stripes are narrower. The species is named after Jules Grévy, a president of France who in the 1880s was given one by Abyssinia.
The Grevy's zebra differs from all other zebras in its primitive characteristics and different behavior. It is placed within its own subgenus, Dolichohippus. Grevy's zebra is the largest wild equine. The strips are narrow and close-set, being broader on the neck, and they extend to the hooves. The belly and the area around the base of the tail lack stripes. The ears are very large rounded and conical. the head is thick and ponderous. Juveniles have a mane extending the length of the back. Grevy's zebra occurs in scrubland and plains in Ethiopia and Somalia. Grevy’s zebra has an unstriped belly but on the rest of the body is covered in Black and white stripes. Which are thinner and closer together than the Burchell’s zebra. With all of the stripes closer together and thinner than the most of the other zebra it is easier for a good escape and to hide from their predators.
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