Where did zebras get their stripes? The answer to that is evolution, but that is a general answer for how any organism has the traits it has. A better question would be: "Why does a zebra have ...

Mountain Zebra consist of two species, namely the Cape Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra) and the Hartmann's Mountain Zebra (Equus hartmannae). Previously they were seen as two subspecies of the ...

A rare newborn zebra foal with polka-dots instead of stripes has been photographed in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. ... zebra, Equus quagga. (Credit: Frank Liu / Frank Liu Photography ...

Equus quagga boehmi (Grant's zebra) Equus quagga borensis (Half-maned zebra) Equus quagga burchellii (Zululand zebra, Damara zebra, Burchell's zebra, Bontequagga) ...

The zebra is known for its black and weight striped pattern. It is a member of the Equus family and is most closely related to horses and donkeys. The three species differ slightly in appearance.

Zebra are closely related to the domesticated horse, sharing a genus (Equus) and a common ancestor. They stand nearly five feet at the shoulder, live in small family groups or ...

Plains zebra (Equus quagga) standing on the plains of the Mara The plains zebra is the most common and widespread of the three recognised zebra species. With that unmistakable black-and-white ...

A Cornish zoo has welcomed a new arrival - a male zebra from Devon. Seven-year-old Parsley, a Chapman's zebra (Equus quagga chapmani) made the journey from Dartmoor Zoo down to Newquay Zoo.

The manes and tails of zebra are in fact more similar to those of asses (donkeys) and reflect the evolutionary history of the genus Equus. Although horses, assess and zebra all evolved from a ...

Hartmann’s mountain zebras (Equus zebra hartmannae) are found in far south-western Angola and western Namibia in Africa. Their average lifespan is 20 years or more with the oldest mountain zebra ...

Other members of the genus Equus are donkeys (Equus asinus), the Asiatic ass (Equus hemionus), the kiang (Equus kiang) and the zebra (Equus grevyi, Equus zebra and Equus burchelli).