Grevy's zebra is now considered endangered, its numbers having been dramatically reduced since the 1970s. It has large, rounded ears and numerous very narrow stripes. It stands 41-2 to 5 ft (140–150 cm) at the shoulder and weighs about 600 lb (270 kg).
grevyi, is a large zebra found in E Africa. It has very broad stripes, which vary greatly in their pattern among the several subspecies, as well as among individuals of the same subspecies. It stands about 4 ft (120 cm) tall at the shoulder and has small ears. burchellii), is found throughout Africa S of the Sahara. The zebra's natural enemies are the lion and the leopard. Some authorities believe that the stripes evolved as visual identification to reinforce social bonds with other zebras, rather than for disguise or insect protection. They are swift runners, achieving speeds of up to 40 mph. The plains zebras usually mix with other grazing animals, such as wildebeest and antelopes. Zebra herds on the Serengeti of E Africa can be as large as 200,000 individuals, but all are organized in family groups led by a stallion. Most zebras inhabit open plains or brush country, while mountain zebras favor rocky hillsides. There are three zebra species the quagga, which became extinct in the late 19th cent., is not a separate species as was once thought but a variant of the plains zebra. It has a heavy head, stout body, short, stiff mane, and tufted tail. In size and body form it is intermediate between the larger horse and the smaller ass. It is distinguished by its striking pattern of black or dark brown stripes alternating with white. I thought about how much trauma the baby and mother zebra had gone through.Zebra, herbivorous hoofed African mammal of the genus Equus, which also includes the horse and the ass. “My focus was mostly on the leopard and only later did the reality of nature and the bush hit me. As soon as the leopard went into the bush, it felt like I accomplished something great by capturing the perfect shots.”
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“I remember the adrenaline rush from the sighting – from seeing the animal and not knowing what it was, to watching a kill plus the added pressure of trying to take the perfect photos. The leopard immediately ran back into the bushes, and we lost visual of him.” “My dad told me to be quick when I take the photos because once the leopard takes the zebra he is going to run, and he was correct. Over an hour later the leopard came out to get his kill and the adrenaline came rushing right back.” “After Gahiji had made the kill right next to the road, he moved off and sat underneath a nearby tree and the waiting began (the zebra wasn’t breathing at this point). Unfortunately, the baby zebra slipped on the tar and before it could get up the leopard had caught up with it and went in for the kill!” The mother zebra crossed first, and the baby followed. “I got my camera ready and started taking photos of the road hoping they would cross in front of us. I saw him crawling closer to the zebra and her baby, he was in stalk mode.” “We drove as quickly as we could to get closer to the animal that turned out to be a male leopard named Gahiji! He snuck away into the long grass, and we lost sight of the elusive leopard, but a few seconds later I spotted him again. “This is where things started getting interesting… We saw an animal walking in the road, at first, I thought it was a lion, as people had seen the lion pride in the area earlier that day.” We continued driving and turned left onto Kgabo drive, there we saw more zebra and blue wildebeest.” “As we were driving back from the hide, just before the main road we saw a herd of zebra and blue wildebeest coming towards us, we waited for them to cross the road (we didn’t think anything of the encounter until later). We had no idea that by visiting the hide and driving this route we would be rewarded with a sighting that most visitors dream of.” When I visited on the 15 th of December the dam was dry. “Our goal was to go to Ratlogo hide to see if the dam had filled up. When they arrived, we went out for a morning game drive excited to see what we could find.” Izahn tells the story: “My boyfriend and I were camping at Manyane resort over the holidays, and on the 1 st of January my parents came to visit us for the day. This adrenaline-filled sighting was captured by Izahn van Zyl, while on a game drive with her family in Pilanesberg Game Reserve. A special and exciting sighting to start off the New Year – a male leopard hunted and killed a baby zebra that slipped while crossing the tar road.
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