Plains Zebra

Question 1

What is the largest extant equine?

Answer 1

Grevy’s zebra.

Question 2

how much does a plains zebra weigh?

Answer 2

Between 450 and 700 pounds

Question 3

How long are plains zebras?

Answer 3

Eight feet

Question 4

Are male zebras bigger than the female?

Answer 4

Yes.

Question 5

When do plains zebras breed?

Answer 5

January to March.

Question 6

How many foals do plains zebras have?

Answer 6

One

Question 7

What is the gestation period of a plains zebra in years?

Answer 7

1 year

Question 8

What age do zebras reach maturity at?

Answer 8

1 to 3

Question 9

What do male zebras do when they first leave the herd?

Answer 9

Form bachelor groups.

Question 10

What do male zebras do at 5 years old?

Answer 10

Create harems.

Question 11

How long do zebras live in the wild?

Answer 11

30 years

Question 12

How many years can zebras live in captivity?

Answer 12

40 years

Question 13

What is the range and habitat of the plains zebra?

Answer 13

Southern Africa in savanna and grassland.

Question 14

What do plains zebras eat?

Answer 14

Grass.

Question 15

True or false? Only one male in each herd of plains zebras is allowed to breed.

Answer 15

True.

Question 16

How will a plains zebra male attempt to take over a harem?

Answer 16

He will fight the dominant male.

Question 17

How do zebras fight?

Answer 17

They kick and bite each other.

Question 18

Do zebras mix well with other species?

Answer 18

Yes.

Question 19

Why do zebras stay close to each other when a predator is near?

Answer 19

To prevent a predator from singling out an individual.

Question 20

Why do zebras have stripes?

Answer 20

To camouflage with each other.

Question 21

True or false? Zebras require only the most nutritious grass.

Answer 21

False. They can survive off very annutritious grass.

Question 22

What are some predators of the zebra?

Answer 22

Lions, hyenas, leopards, cheetahs, and African wild dogs.

Question 23

What is the conservation status of the plains zebra?

Answer 23

Least concern.

Question 24

True or false? No two zebra’s stripes are exactly alike.

Answer 24

True.

Question 25

Is the zebra white with black stripes, or black with white stripes?

Answer 25

Black with white stripes.

Question 26

How fast can a zebra run?

Answer 26

Up to 40 mph.

Question 27

What does a zebra call sound like?

Answer 27

A high-pitched bark.

Question 28

What is an alternate name for the plains zebra?

Answer 28

Common zebra.

Question 29

What are some threats to the plains zebra?

Answer 29

Habitat loss, competition with livestock, and poaching.

Question 30

What is the extinct subspecies of the plains zebra called?

Answer 30

The quagga.

Question 31

How many subspecies of plains zebra are there?

Answer 31

Six.

Question 32

True or false? It is unusual to find a Grevy's zebra in a herd with plains zebras.

Answer 32

False.

Question 33

Can fertile offspring occur from a cross between a Grevy's zebra and plains zebra?

Answer 33

Yes.

Question 34

What is the smallest species of zebra?

Answer 34

The plains zebra.

Question 35

Why are some scientists skeptical that the intention of the zebra's stripes is to blend in with the grass?

Answer 35

Other cryptic species are quiet and stealthy, whereas zebras are active and noisy.

Question 36

A study in 2012 suggested that the pattern of a zebra's coat may discourage biting flies. How does it do this?

Answer 36

It reflects light in such a way that it irritates them. Zebras were harassed less by the flies than any other species.

Question 37

Can individual zebras recognize each other? How?

Answer 37

Yes, by their stripes.

Question 38

Are zebras ruminants?

Answer 38

No. They are hindgut fermenters.

Question 39

what advantage does hindgut fermenting give a zebra?

Answer 39

It allows them to assimilate digest more food than a ruminant.

Question 40

what animal preys on zebras during river crossings?

Answer 40

Nile crocodiles.

Question 41

What is the zebra a symbol of in many African cultures?

Answer 41

Beauty.

Question 42

What do women in the Karamojong tribe in Uganda paint themselves as when they dance?

Answer 42

Zebras.

Question 43

True or false? In some areas, zebra populations are drastically on the decline.

Answer 43

True.

Question 44

How do zebras keep themselves safe from predators?

Answer 44

One zebra keeps watch and barks or snorts if they see a predator.

Question 45

What do zebras use to greet each other?

Answer 45

Their ears. (Ears up; friendy. Ears back; agressive)

Question 46

How do zebras strengthen social bonds?

Answer 46

Grooming.

Question 47

What kinds of motion illusions do a zebra's stripes cause?

Answer 47

Illusions where the zebra looks like it is moving in a different direction than it actually is.

Question 48

How tall does a zebra stand?

Answer 48

5 feet.