5 G Zebra Stripes

Zebras Stripes

written and Illustrated Krystal

About The Author

Hi! My name isKrystal. My likesare dogs, cats,horses, and ofcourse zebras. Ipicked zebrasbecause they’rekind of horses,but they are NOThorses.

Who Am I

Zebras can be45 to 60inches fromthe shoulder.All zebras areblack andwhite. Theycan weigh485 up to 990pounds.

The Early Years

It takes 12 to13mouths todevelop in theirmothers stomach.When a foal isborn, the motherkeeps away otherzebras from thefoal for 2 or 3days . When a foalis 1 or 4 years oldit leave the groupand joins adifferent group.

Habitat Sweet Habitat

Burchell ’ s zebrasinhabit fromtreelessgrasslands toopen woodlands.Some zebra’s arenow mainlyrestricted toparts of northernKenya.

What’s on the Menu

Most zebra’seat herbivores.Zebras are avidgrazers. Grevyzebras are insearch of greenpasture.

Making tracks

You would findthese track bythe water. Youcould also findZebra tracks inthe sand.

Simply Irresistible

Most zebrasget eating byhuntingdogs,lions,cheetahs, hyenas,and leopards.

Where in the World

They mostlylive all overAFRICA.

Romans calledGrevy zebras“hippotigris”.All zebras don’tall look alike.

Grevy zebrascan weigh 770to 990 pounds.Zebras can gethunted byhunting dogs.

Facts

Resource List

http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2003/statler/Africa_Statler3.jpg Slide 5

http://www.spotsnstripes.com/Images/ZurpriseLeftSideRegnBaby.jpg slide 4

http://images.google.com/images?&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&q=zebra&&sa=N&start=40&ndsp=20s slide 10

http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/y8344e/y8344e0o.jpg slide 6