Zebras

=Zebras= Zebras live in the grasslands of Africa. They are herbivores: they eat grass, moving around from dry grasslands in hot dry weather to new green grass during the wet season. They stay near lots of other plant-eating animals to stay safe from predators.

Zebras live in large herds with a male and maybe 12 females.

Baby zebras are called foals. They can stand almost as soon as they are born and they learn to run about half an hour afterwards. They need to be able to run to get away from predators.

To escape predators, zebras can run up to 40 kilometres an hour, and they can run for long distances. When they stand close together, their stripes hide them in the long grass. (Look at the ones at the back of the picture).

They can also defend themselves by kicking with their powerful legs. They can even break a lion's jaw!

Male zebras fight each other by kicking and biting.

Source: [] and and Dangerous Creatures of the Grasslands, by Helen Bateman and Jayne Denshire, Macmillan 2005