Burchell's Zebra
Equus burchellii
CLASSIFICATION
- Domain Eukarya: members can be single-celled or multicallular. Organisms who cells have a nucleus.
- kingdom Animalia: they are all multicellular, heterotrphs, no cell wall.
- Phylum Chordata: members of the phylum have bilateral symmetry, germ layers, digestive system.
- Subphylum Vertebrata:This group has a backbone, movements happen when muscles stick to the endoskeleton
- Class Mammalia: All members have 3 characteristics, middle ear bones, hair, lower jaw
- Order Perissodactyla: There hindfoot had 3. The forefoot has 4 or 4 digits. they have horn on the top of there heads.
- Family Equidae: Members of the family have 40-42 teeth. they have a lock of hair on there forehead, called the forelock.
- Genus Equus: Burchell's zebra
- Species: Equus burchellii
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
- Height: the tail length is usually 47 to 56 cm. There shoulders is around 110 to 145 cm.
- Length: on average, 217-246 cm
- Weight: Around 386-848 lb
- Color: zebras are mainly black and white striped but not always. Some stripes look light brown and some leave a brown "shadow" stripe. These stripes make them different from other species of zebras
- Natural range: There is fresh water and grazing areas. It's usually ranges of 300 to 400 in wet season, 400-600 in dry season
- Diet: Zebra's mainly eat grass, 90% grass in there diet. They mainly eat herbs, leaves, tigs.
- Habitat Description: grassy lands and large area's.
- Predators: lions, spotted hyenas, African wild dogs, cheetahs, leopards, Nile crocodiles.
- interesting facts: The only species that is not threaten severely is the burchell's zebra
NATURAL RANGE MAP
2 ZEBRAS WATCHING EACH OTHERS BACKS
ZEBRA
PHYSICAL ADAPTATIONS
Zebras have high crowned teeth for grinding and chewing on leaves. It helps them chew thick grass and leaves. They have strong feet which help them through a mighty kick. It helps if they are getting attack it is their fighting method. Their bold striped pattern gives zebras an unmistakable appearance. Predators could mistake it for something else and it will leave and not come and hurt zebras. Zebras strips help them stay protected from tsetse flies and other bugs. It helps them because there strips are black and tsetse flies love colored targets. Male zebras are usefully stronger which means they can protect there habitat. The tails of the zebras are short and end with a black spot of hair. This helps them because people can mistake them for something else and leave them alone.
BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATIONS
REFERENCES
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