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  ADW: Equus zebra: Information
Equus zebra is a fairly large-sized, striped member of the horse family.
Equus zebra is a social species with populations consisting of breeding herds and bachelor groups.
Both subspecies of mountain zebra are predominately diurnal, and are active in the early morning and late afternoon to sunset.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Equus_zebra.html   (2798 words)

  
 Horse - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The Horse (Equus caballus) is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus.
However, wild species continued into historic times, including the Forest Horse, Equus caballus silvaticus (also called the Diluvial Horse); it is thought to have evolved into Equus caballus germanicus, and may have contributed to the development of the heavy horses of northern Europe, such as the Ardennais.
The Tarpan, Equus caballus gmelini, became extinct in 1880.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/h/o/r/Horse.html   (6209 words)

  
 AfricaAway • Information on the Crawshay’s Zebra found in the South Luangwa National Park
The Zebra found in the South Luangwa National Park is an endemic sub-species of Burchell’s Zebra (Equus Burchellii) called Crawshay’s Zebra.
In Zambia the Burchell’s Zebra is characterised by having an evenly spaced dark and light stripe whereas Zebras to the south and in East Africa have broad light stripes on their flanks with a faint shadow stripe in between.
Zebras are prey for lions and hyenas, and to a lesser extent for wild dogs and leopards.
www.africaaway.com /zambia/safari_resource/animals/crawshay_zebra.htm   (313 words)

  
 Wild Animal Safari   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Zebra’s have fl stripes o a whitish or tawny coat all over their body including the mane and ears.
The stripes are used for camouflage to hide from predators.
Grevy’s Zebra are different from other zebra’s becauseof their ears and bellies.
www.animalsafari.com /html/KidZoneAnimals.htm   (1060 words)

  
 ScienceDaily: How A Zebra Lost Its Stripes: Rapid Evolution Of The Quagga
Thequagga, Equus quagga, a South African relative of horses and zebras,having a front half with zebra-like stripes and a back section like ahorse with no marking, became extinct about 100 years ago.
These results suggest that thequagga descended from a population of plains zebras that becameisolated and the distinct quagga body type and coloring evolved rapidly.
Mountain Zebra -- Mountain Zebra consist of two species, namely the Cape Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra) and the Hartmann's Mountain Zebra (Equus hartmannae).
www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2005/09/050928084511.htm   (1728 words)

  
 Odd-toed Ungulates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Wild perissodactyls are in decline throughout the world and many species are threatened or endangered; some are extinct.
Only the Common Zebra Equus burchelli of east and south Africa exists in fair abundance.
Although many odd-toed ungulates are now a challenge to find in the wild, they were once much more abundant.
www.montereybay.com /creagrus/otungulates.html   (281 words)

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