#burchell's zebra

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Burchell's zebra Equus quagga burchellii

Observed by sergiocanobbio, CC BY-NC

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Burchell's Zebra Equus quagga burchellii Family: Equidae Genus: Equus Subspecies: 07 Feed: Herbivore Habitat: Dry Steppe Status and Conservation: Least Concern ______________________________________________ Despite enjoying working on equines I cannot wait to finish them. Just 5 more to go but it seems eternal. Still, I love the result, and is a very interesting family that I cannot wait to study. Join the club to see more about this project. All the Mammals of the World including subspecies. Here

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two foals from different herds having fun aka biting the shit out of each other 😁

source: NamibiaCam

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Burchell's zebra mother and foal, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa © Richard Du Toit/Minden Pictures

Today on Bing- January 31, 2024 Burchell's zebras

Stripe a pose | EN-CA, EN-CN, EN-GB, EN-US, ROW

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Abundistic plains zebra (Equus quagga)

@ FRANK LIU

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Burchell's zebras, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa

The fashion forward zebra is mainly in Southern and Eastern Africa. The most attention-grabbing feature of a zebra, of course, is those unique stripes. The stripes allow them to blend with the environment and make it difficult for their predators to recognize them as individual animals, giving them strength in numbers. A zebra foal is born with reddish brown stripes which eventually changes to black and white. Male zebras are referred to as Stallions, as male horses and female zebras are referred to as mares.

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Burchell's Zebras by Louis A. Sargent. From Wild Beasts of the World, Vol. Two. Written by Frank Finn, published in 1909.

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Close ups of Burchell's zebras (no stripes on the legs) - Ongava Private Reserve - Namibia - July 2024

Photos by Charlotte Blanchet - Lotus Blanc

source: Earth Enreal

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Burchell's zebra mother and foal in Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa

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More for #InternationalZebraDay: Ustad Mansur (fl. 1590-1624) Zebra, 1621 painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper Mughal Empire (India) Victoria and Albert Museum

"presented to the Mughal emperor Jahangir by Mir Ja'far who had acquired it from Turks travelling to the Mughal empire from Ethopia"

Previously identified as a Burchell's Zebra (Equus quagga burchelli).

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If you put a bunch of horses, zebras and donkeys in a large field together, with enough grass, vegetation, water, etc. to consume but without any human intervention - would there be interbreeding going on? If not, what do you think this scenario would look like more generally? Thanks in advance :)

This is a fun question! I know folks have said "absolutely not" to this question before, but I am going to go against the grain and say there would be!

My evidence starts with the Twin Peaks Herd Management Area in California - this is one of the few HMAs that has both horses and burros in the same area and it ALSO has mules pop up from time to time:

In 2010, there was a round-up of 1,800 equids; 180 or so were burros, and almost 20 were mules! You can read more about this HMA here.

I've seen a few of these pop up - including at one of the recent Internet Adoptions, and through a Mustang nonprofit.

So! Horses + donkeys = yes, in the wild! Not often, but it happens. These are a male donkey and a female horse - hinnies, with a female donkey and a male horse, are a lot less common in general, and I don't know of any wild occurrences.

The second part of this is zebroids, or zebra hybrids. Zorses do sometimes happen in captivity, but not often. Zedonks are a more common 'accidental' cross - reported in the Colchester Zoo in England. This was a male zebra and a female donkey:

Zebra-Donkey hybrids have popped up a few times in captivity, including at the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Georgia, in 2010. She was similarly born to a female donkey and male zebra. The preserve's founder said that the animals had been running in the same large fields for more than 30 years and never had any crossbreeding until 2010!

Safari Eco Park, in Barbados, has a zedonk that came from a female zebra and male donkey in 2005: "Burchell's Zebra named Allison produced a zonkey called Alex sired by a donkey at Highland plantation in the parish of Saint Thomas, Barbados. Alex, born April 21, 2005, is apparently the first zonkey in Barbados."

I have heard that zonkeys occur in the wild in South Africa between male zebras and female donkeys, but I cannot actually find much proof. There was a wild Zonkey filmed in 1999 along Hennops Offroad Trail outside of Pretoria South Africa, and then another spotting and recording in 2014.

This means that zebra + donkey = yes as well!

Given all this, my answer is that hybrids are a definite possibility in this scenario, if not super likely. They would likely be zedonks and mules rather than zorses though.

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Burchell's zebra Equus quagga burchellii

Observed by bartwursten, CC BY-NC

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Volcanoes National Park is renowned for its diverse population of mountain gorillas, with several hundred individuals residing there. The park offers the opportunity to observe a dozen habituated gorilla groups, and a total of 96 tracking permits are issued daily for this purpose. In addition to gorillas, the park is home to various other wildlife species such as the golden monkey, elephant, buffalo, giant forest hog, bushpig, bushbuck, and black-fronted duiker. Bird enthusiasts will find around 200 bird species, including 16 Albertine Rift Endemics, although birdwatching logistics can be challenging in this area.

Nyungwe Forest National Park, on the other hand, boasts the highest level of biodiversity in Rwanda. It safeguards over 1,050 plant species and supports a rich array of wildlife, including 85 mammal species, 310 bird species, 32 amphibian species, and 38 reptile species. Among the park's highlights are its thirteen primate species, such as chimpanzees, Ruwenzori colobus monkeys, L'Hoest's monkeys, and various other monkey species. Nyungwe is also renowned as a premier destination for forest bird watching in Africa, attracting dedicated birdwatchers from around the world.

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the other best thing at oryxcam this week: Fax Error finally had her baby!

little Paper Jam got unjammed 🤣

no hidden affairs with muddy grandpas this time though, the dad is definitely Hook (the burchell's stallion, the leftmost zebra in the first pic with the leaky stripe)

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Anup Shah - Burchell's zebra, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

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Burchell's zebras, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa © Richard Du Toit/Minden Pictures

Today on Bing- January 31, 2023 Burchell's zebras, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa

Zebras enjoying their day | EN-CA, EN-CN, EN-GB

A dazzling sight | EN-US