Equidae-+Law

Grevy's Zebra Equus //grevyi// __ ﻿ ﻿ __ Equidae Family  ﻿ The Equidae family includes zebras, horses, and donkeys.

Some general characteristics are high-crowned teeth which helps with the course grasses they eat. They have blockish heads with sturdy necks. There is a bristly mane in a thin line from the middle, of the back, of the head down the neck. A long tail that has tassle hairs on the end. They have 4 legs each with a single hoof(toe). This helps the animals with running more efficiently.



Some Examples of the Animals in the Equidae are:
 * Turkmenian Kulan- Equus hemionus kulan
 * Somali Wild Donkey- Equus africonus somalicus
 * Domestic Horse- Equus caballus
 * Persian Onager- Equus hemionus onager
 * Kiang- Equus kiang
 * Burchell's Zebra- Equus guagga burchelli

 Grevy's Zebra The Grevy's zebra is more donkey-like than horse-like compared to the other zebras.




 * Movement:
 * These zebras move by using their 4 legs, they can trot, gallop and graze.
 * Metabolism
 * Grevy's zebras eat grasses of all sorts and some leaves.
 * These zebras eat by ripping the grass out of the ground with their teeth then chew & swallow.
 * Growth and Development/ Reproduction
 * They are 8-9 feet from head to tail and about 4 1/2- 5 1/2 feet tall at shoulder. Also they can weigh from 770lb up to 990lb.
 * For a Grevy's zebra it takes 13 months to gestate and 1 foal(baby) can be born at a time.
 * For these zebras it takes 6 years for males to mature and 2 years for a females to mature.
 * Differences
 * Some differences between male and female Grevy's is that males are 10% larger then females.
 * Also the males have "canine" teeth and females don't.
 * These zebras can adapt to their enviornment in three main ways:
 * Having light/thin fur helps them keep cool in their hot environments.
 * Their stomaches allow them to eat alot at a time. Plus they have special teeth to help them eat their corse food.
 * The last is their strips, which really confuses predators. Also if they zigzag while running, it makes it even harder for the predator.


 * Classification


 * Kingdom: Animilia
 * Phylum: Chordata
 * Class: Mammalia
 * Order: Perissodactyla
 * Family: Equidae
 * Genus: Equus
 * Species: grevyi

Interesting Facts:
 * 1) Grevy's Zebras are the largest wild member of the horse family.
 * 2) Each zebra has its own set of unique.(like fingerprints)
 * 3) An hour after the foal is born, it can run with the other zebras.
 * 4) Also it can recognize its mother after an hour.

How to recognize a Grevy's zebra...
 * They have a big head with large round ears.
 * Have a plain white stomach with no stripes.
 * Black stripes, they are narrow and uneven, and close together.
 * They have a tall mane.
 * More mule/donkey-like.



Sources:

[|National Zoological Park]

[|African Wildlife Foundation]

[|Saint Louis Zoo]

[|Sea World]