A dazzle of zebras is the most common collective noun, named for the motion dazzle effect created by a group of running zebras. While Grevy zebra society tends to be fairly open, that of plains and mountain zebras is more tight-knit, with the animals living in harems of up to six breeding females and their young, with a dominant male. Each female has a place in the hierarchy. These groups are so close that if a predator injures one individual, fellow members will circle it and attempt to scare the intruder away with their teeth and hooves.
Home Animal Facts Mammals Zebra guide: species facts, where they live and migration. Zebra on the Masai Mara, Kenya. Zebras migrating across the savannah.
Baby zebra looking out over the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania with its mother. Would you want to ride an aggressive animal with a vicious bite and a fatal kick? While migrating, the group hierarchy will stay in this order and walk in single file for many miles.
The stallions will either lead or follow at the rear of the herd. This is so they can protect the mares and foals from predators. Zebras communicate with each other with sounds and facial expressions. Zebras make loud braying or barking sounds and soft snorting or whuffling sounds. The position of a Zebras ears and how wide open their eyes are and whether their mouths are open or their teeth are bared, all mean something.
Social grooming also produces bonds between the mares. Zebras will use their teeth and lips to nibble along the neck, shoulders and backs of their grooming partners.
Most grooming partners are friendly mares, mares and foals or siblings. Grooming also helps ease aggression and confirm social status within the groups. Zebras tend to be more active during daylight. They spend their nights on short pastures where it is relatively safe from predator ambush. During the night, they will graze an hour or so at a time and move around very little. Other zebras sleep soundly, however, there is always one standing alert and on guard.
At daybreak in warm weather, zebra herds begin filing to pastures of longer grass and may cover many miles before settling for another night. Mass movements between pastures and sleeping grounds and to water at midday, are also peaks of social activity.
Zebras like to associate with other animals such as baboons, giraffes , impala and kudu, however, the most common association is between the zebra and the wildebeest. Grevy's zebras out in their native environments frequently survive to around 12 or 13 years in age.
Some of them even live for as long as 18 years. Captive specimens generally have longer lives, often in the scope of 22 to 30 years. By using the site, you agree to the uses of cookies and other technology as outlined in our Policy, and to our Terms of Use.
Basic Details on Burchell's Zebras Burchell's zebras hail from the southeastern region of Africa, where they inhabit grassy areas.
Life Span in Nature and Captivity Burchell's zebras that freely roam in nature have approximate lifespans of 20 to 30 years. Predation and Lifespan Predation is one of the major causes behind deaths of Burchell's zebras out in nature. Lifespans of Other Zebras Mountain zebras have similar typical wild lifespans as Burchell's zebras. When feeling threatened, they will press their ears against their heads. Unlike many ungulates in Africa, zebras do not require short grass to graze.
Instead, they eat a wide variety of different grasses, sometimes even eating leaves and young trees. As a result, they can range more widely than many other species, often venturing into woodlands.
They have a wide range in east and southern Africa. They usually live in treeless grasslands and savanna woodlands and are absent from deserts, rainforests, and wetlands. Unleash more canine heroes to save elephants. Donate now. Learn how we're protecting Africa's species each and every day so we never have to live in a world without elephants, rhinos, and other precious wildlife.
Breadcrumb Wildlife Conservation Zebra. What is a plains zebra? Scientific Name.
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