Ramiro’s Zebra Report A Power point On zebra’s What is a zebra? • Zebras were the second species to diverge from the earliest proto-horses • Zebras are part of the horse family native to eastern, southern and southwestern Africa. • Zebras are generally 8ft long, stand 4-5ft at the shoulder, and weigh around 660 lbs. The stripes! An Adaptation • They are best known for their distinctive white and black stripes • which come in different patterns unique to . each individual. • Some zoologists believe that the stripes act as a camouflage mechanism. The Zebras Ancestor and Living Relatives • The quagga is an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra which was once found in great numbers in South Africa. • Equidae is the family of horse-like animals, the horse ,donkey or ass are relatives !Zebra Land! The Fields • African zebras live in the southern African savannas, where there is a large supply of grass for them to eat, and a lake near by for them to drink from. • A Savannah is a grassy plain with few trees, mostly all zebra live in sub desserts, plains, and bushy grassland savannas. The top of the food chain!=( • Small animals eat plants or bugs, larger animals then eat them, with even larger animals eating them. • The zebra eats grass for its food. And who eats the zebra? Larger predators like the lion eat the zebra. This is How Zebras Pipe! • I don’t know what's with zebras but hey looks tight! TRY THEM!!! • This Power Point Was Brought to u by • ZEBRA CAKES, a Little Debbie Snack