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Is a zebra just a horse with stripes?
Yes, a zebra is a species of wild horse that lives in Africa. Zebras are members of the Equidae family of the genus Equus. The Equidae family (known as equids) also includes horses and asses, but zebras are not merely striped horses, they’re a different species from the horse.
What group is a zebra in?
Zebras are classified in the genus Equus (known as equines) along with horses and asses. These three groups are the only living members of the family Equidae.
Are zebras related to donkeys or horses?
While zebras, donkeys and horses, all belong to the equine species, they each have distinct characteristics of their own. Zebras and donkeys are more closely related to each other than they are to horses.
Is a zebra part of the donkey family?
Donkeys are closely related to zebras and both animals belong to the horse family. If you have a male Donkey and female Zebra then you end up with a Zebadonk. Sadly the Zonkey is a sterile creature, similar to the Mule and Liger, so it cannot produce offspring of its own.
What family does the zebra belong to?
A zebra belongs to the family Equidae and is closely related to horses as well as asses.
What is the family life of a zebra?
Zebras are gregarious animals who congregate in herds of up to 1000 individuals. They live in family groups of between 5 – 20 individuals that consist of one stallion, a few mares and their young ones. These basic family groups stay together even when they do congregate into large herds. Zebras stay in these family groups for many years.
What are relatives of a zebra?
At one time there were several different species of zebras, but now there are only three: the plains, the mountain and the Grevy’s. The closest relatives of the zebra are horses and donkeys. Rhinoceros and tapirs are also related, though distantly.
Does a zebra resemble a horse?
Zebras are animals that resemble the horse. They walk, trot, canter and gallop like horses, but do not move as quickly. Unlike the horse, zebras have not been domesticated and run wild. They are odd-toed ungulates which means they have an odd number of toes on each hoof.