Zebras, the iconic striped equines of Africa, are facing threats from habitat loss and poaching. Three main species—Plains, Grevy’s, and Mountain zebras—each exhibit unique characteristics and social ...

They are in the mammal order Perissodactyla, which also includes equids (horses and their relatives) and rhinoceroses. Only four tapir species survive today. Originating in the Eocene epoch ...

As you may already recall, horses, cattle, goats, oxen and rhinoceroses are hoofed animals; they are ungulate species. Ungulates are further sub-divided into Perissodactyla and Artiodactyla ...