Despite these pressures Plains Zebras are highly resistant, and in areas where they are protected, numbers can recover quickly after a drop in population. The species is quite widespread and fairly common, despite certain sub-populations and sub-species being affected, to different degrees, by habitat loss, hunting and competition with livestock for access to pasturelands and water. These are the only wild Equidae not to be endangered. In the rainy season they migrate towards pasturelands. They also need to drink every day, so they stay close to water sources during the dry season. The other two species are Grevy’s zebras and mountain zebras. These harems come together to form large herds during the migration season. The plains zebra, also known as the common zebra, is the most abundant of three species of zebra, inhabiting the grasslands of eastern and southern Africa. Plains Zebras form small groups of several females and one stallion. The plains zebra is the most common of the three extant species of zebra and is widespread throughout eastern Africa, from Ethiopia to South Africa. Because of this, it is also known as the Common Zebra. The young are breastfed for about 6 months but start to graze at about one month of age. The Plains Zebra is the most widespread and commonly encountered of the three zebra species of Africa. Like all zebras, it is boldly striped in black and white and no two individuals look. 3: interspecific interactions of Plains zebra (Equus burchelli) and eland (Taurotragus. They also have stripes under their belly, unlike other zebra species.įemales give birth to one young after a year-long pregnancy. The plains zebra is mid-sized and thick bodied with relatively short legs. Burchells zebras roam the open savannas of southeastern Africa. Problems identified in small populations. Plains Zebras have thicker, more widely spaced stripes on their coats than Grevy’s Zebras. Plains zebras (Equus quagga antiquorum) occur in few large, but many small, isolated populations in KwaZulu-Natal.
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