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Burchell's zebra (Common zebra or Plains zebra)
Equus burchelli syn Equus quagga
Key identification features
A black and white striped horse like grazer. It has short legs, a rounded body, small ears and an erect mane. HB 190-245 cm. Wt 175-355 kg.
Habitat and social behaviour
Open and lightly wooded savannas. A social animal that lives in small harems but during the dry season they sometimes assemble in large herds. It often migrates together with other species, for example with blue wildebeest, hartebeest, giraffes, oryx and eland.
Similar species
The only zebra species occurring in Tanzania.
Distribution Map
Historical Distribution Map
References for historical distribution map
Photo gallery
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