Zebra

by Abigail M.

Physical Characteristics

• The Zebra has black , white , and sometimes dark brown stripes.

• The Zebra is 45 to 55 inches at the shoulder.

Habitat• The Zebras live in deserts,

grasslands, and eastern or southern Africa

Food

• Zebra’s are herbivores.

• They also eat grass, bark, leaves, buds, fruits, and roots.

Protection/ Predators

• There predators are lions, hyenas, leopards, and cheetahs.

• For protection, they run.

Life span

• Zebras live up to 22 years in the wild.

Babies

• A baby Zebra is called a foal.• The infant stays in the moms belly

for about a year.• A foal weighs 70 to 80 pounds.

Cool facts

• All they Zebra’s are becoming endangered.

• The Zebra runs up to speed of 40 miles per hour.