ZEBRA By Bethel Makonnen Habitat Usually zebras live

ZEBRA By Bethel Makonnen

Habitat Usually zebras live in southern Africa where there is grass lands , plains, woodlands, and semi-deserts. Zebras live 25 years in the wild.

Diet Zebras usually eats grass and leaves. Zebras are herbivores, it means that they don’t eat meat but they eat plants.

Physical characteristics Zebras are 4 ft. To 5 ft. (3. 5 To 5 ft. )Tall at the shoulder. They weigh between 440 to 990 lbs. (200 to 450 Kg. ) Zebras have stripes for camouflage to confuse predators. A herd of zebras can confuse a predator by motion dazzle. From even longer distances the striping turns into a blur of grey.

Instincts A zebras first choice would flee from danger. A zebra can use their powerful kicks to incapacitate the predator.

Cinquain Zebra Unique , remarkable Walking, trotting, running They are eye-catchingly winsome Exquisite

Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Perissodactyla Family: Equidae Genus: Equus Subgenus: Hippotigris, Dolichohippus Species: Equus, Quagga

Fun Facts Underneath the zebra’s hair the skin is black. Zebras are close relatives to a donkey and horse. The farther down you go in Africa the zebras stripes spread.

Cited works http: //kids. sandiegozoo. org/animals/mamma lhttp: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Zebras/zebra#a nimals http: //animals. nationalgeographic. com/anim als/mammals/zebra/