Latin name: Equus burchelli boehmi

A Coat that Stands Out!

• The zebra is undeniably characterised by its stripes! Far from being a simple decoration, they serve as camouflage, confuse predators, regulate its internal temperature and repel biting insects.

• In addition to being fast, it is also a great traveler with excellent endurance: it can go for hundreds of kilometers in a single day in order to find food and water.

• This is a gregarious animal. In general, groups are made up of about ten individuals from the same family, and a dominant stallion.

• Zebras have many natural predators, this is why they live in large groups and remain close to wildebeest, gazelle and ostrich herds; those are easier prey for lions and hyenas.

• Practically exterminated by the mid-19th Century, the Grant's zebra was protected by conservation measures and has made a comeback; there are now over half a million individuals in the wild.

The Zoo de Granby is home to Grant’s zebras, a subspecies of plains zebras. Three females and a young male, newly arrived at the Zoo last summer, make up the group that can be viewed in our African savannah section. Observe them carefully, can you tell them apart?

• Sex: female
• Age: 23 years old
• Place of birth: Zoo de Granby
• Distinctive traits: A white oval shape mark, in a black stripe, left side of her jaw

• Sex: female
• Age: 9 years old
• Place of birth: Zoo de Granby
• Distinctive traits: Spirale on top of her left eye

• Sex: female
• Age: 5 years old
• Place of birth: Zoo de Granby
• Distinctive traits: a black “H” on the right side of her neck

• Sex: male
• Age: 1 year old
• Place of birth: Abilene Zoological Gardens (Texas)
• Distinctive traits: it’s a male … that in itself sets him apart from the others! 😉