Grevy’s Zebra
Equus grevyi
Weight: Females
350-400kg; males 380-450kg.
Habitat: It
lives in semi-arid bush/grass mosaics with a preference for tracts of
grassland growing on deep sand, hard-pans, sumplands and in areas where fire and elephants
have degraded the dominant Acacia/Commiphora
woodlands.
Age to Maturity: 6 years (wild); 3-5 years (captivity).
Gestation Period: 390-400 days.
Birth Season: Usually August or September, but mating and births can
occur all during the year.
Birth Rate: Usually 1 young at a time at 2 years interval.
Maximum Age: Up to 18 years (wild).
Diet: Grasses
make up about 70% of its diet. It also browses on shrubs and trees.
Threats: Loss
of grazing habitat and access to water, due to competition with increasing
herds of domestic livestock, is the primary threat.
