Each zebra has its own unique pattern of distinctive stripes, just as humans have – As a zebra grazes, it uses its sharper front teeth to bite the grass, and then uses – Grooming also feels good to a zebra—it’s like having an itch scratched. – While most zebras are Least Endangered, Grevy’s Zebra is classified as Endangered
Photograph by Chris Johns Animals Mammals Zebra Each zebra has its own unique pattern
From fairy circles to rainbow trees to zebra horses, these weird, wacky, and wild
From fairy circles to rainbow trees to zebra horses, these weird, wacky, and wild
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Do animals play? Sometimes it’s hard to tell if an animal’s behavior means it’s defending territory or finding food—or just having fun. Read stories about tricky fennec foxes, silly parrots, splashy tigers, and other wild critters, then decide for yourself what they’re up to.
You’ll also discover how conservationists got the first group of four baby zebra
Porcupines are lumbering, rotund rodents with needle-like spikes, called quills, covering their back, sides, and tail. A single porcupine can have more than 30,000 quills, which are actually sharp bristles of fused hair. When another animal attacks the porcupine, its quills detach, burrowing into the adversary’s flesh and inflicting painful, potentially deadly wounds. It’s easy to tell when porcupines are mad: They stomp their feet, hiss, and shake their quills, which normally lie flat against the porcupine’s body. While porcupines are rarely aggressive, they’ll defend themselves by charging or swatting their spiked tail at opponents. Porcupines are herbivores, eating leaves, plants, fruit, and the tender layer of tissue beneath the bark of trees. A porcupine can fell a whole tree if it removes too much bark. The head and body of a porcupine is between 25 to 36 inches (60 to 90 centimeters). And the tail can add another 8 to 10 inches (20 to 25 centimeters) to the entire length.
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Tanzania is the largest country in East Africa and includes the islands of Zanzibar, Pemba, and Mafia.
the most well-known African mammal species are native to Tanzania: wildebeest, zebra
