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Mountain Zebra!!! //(Equus Zebra) //



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 * Classification: **
 * Kingdom - Animalia


 * Phylum- Chordata


 * Class- Mammalia


 * Order- Perissodactyla


 * Family- Equidae


 * Genus- Equus


 * Species- Equus Zebra

**The Equidae Family**: This family consists of animals such as horses, donkeys, and zebras. The Equidae Family is often called the horse family because it contains horses and horse related animals. Five other animals in this family are the Mountain Zebra ( Equus Zebra), Grevy's Zebra, Burchell's Zebra, Plains Zebra, and the extinct Guagga Zebra.

**Movement**: Mountain zebras run with 4 long legs that have hard hooves that make them good for climbing and running quickly. Their legs help them run at an average speed of 40 mph. **Metabolism** : All mountain zebras are herbivores, which means they only eat plants. Their diet consists of grass, leaves, wood, bark, stems, seeds, grains, and nuts. They use their hooves to dig for underground water.



** Reproduction/Growth **: Mountain Zebras reproduce sexually, meaning there are two parents who combine their genetics to produce a new offspring. The gestation period is 365 days, or one year. They give birth to one offspring at a time every one to three years. It takes males 42 months to mature to an adult and 26 to 72 months for females to mature an adult. Mountain zebras can grow up to 240 to 370 kilograms and 210 to 260 centimeters. **Adaptation** : Mountain zebras have a lot of adaptations. One is that their black and white stripes help them blend in with all the others and help stay away from predators. The stripes make it so the predator can't tell the zebras apart. Another adaptation is they have very thin skin to avoid getting to hot. The third is that they have long legs to help them climb and run fast.

Males and Females : Male mountain zebras are often larger than female zebras and the maturity time between the two are a little off.

Sources: [] [] By Lauren Ritter