As they migrate to new feeding grounds, ‘super herds’ may form consisting of thousands of individuals. Super stealthy creatures, they’ll travel thousands of kilometres in search of green pastures where they can fill their bellies and quench their thirst!ħ) Zebras are social animals and live together in large groups, called herds. Their teeth are well adapted for grazing, with sharp incisors at the front of their mouth to bite the grass, and large molars at the back for crushing and grinding.Ħ) Zebras are constantly on the move for fresh grass to eat and water to drink. Because each individual’s stripes are unique, their stripes may also have a social purpose, helping zebras to recognise one other.ĥ) These cool creatures are herbivores and spend most of their day eating grass, and sometimes leaves, shrubs twigs and bark, too. Their stripes perhaps serve to dazzle and confuse predators and biting insects, or to control the animal’s body heat. And their most famous feature? Their brilliant black-and-white striped coat, of course!Ĥ) So why do zebras have stripes? Well, scientists aren’t entirely sure. The Grevy’s zebra can be found in dry, semi-desert areas of Kenya and Ethiopia, and the mountain zebra lives in mountainous and hilly habitats in Namibia, Angola and South Africa.ģ) Closely related to horses, zebras have thick bodies, thin legs, a tufted tail, and a long head and neck sporting a short mane. Mountain zebra: Vulnerableġ) Our planet is home to three different species of zebra, the plains zebra, Grevy’s zebra and mountain zebra, all three species are native to Africa.Ģ) The most common species is the plains zebra, which roams grasslands and woodland of eastern and southern Africa. IUCN status: Plains zebra: Least Concern.

We’re off to Africa to meet one of nature’s coolest looking creatures.

Gold zebra