MOUNTAIN ZEBRA

Nome:
MOUNTAIN ZEBRA

Nome scientifico:
Equus zebra hartmannae

Class:
Mammal

Order:
Perissodactyla

Famiglia:
Equidae

Origin:
Angola and Namibia

Diet:
grasses and shrubs

Habitat:
Mountainous regions

Reproduction:
360-day gestation; 1 foal per birth

Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae) is a subspecies of mountain zebra that lives in the wild between Angola and Namibia. Its coat is white with very fine, closely spaced black stripes. Unlike plains zebras, it has no stripes on its belly and features prominent throat skin folds, or “dewlap.” These zebras live in stable family groups consisting of 5 to 7 females with their foals, led by a single breeding male. They rarely form large herds. Hartmann’s zebra is an excellent climber and can survive in extremely arid environments and rugged mountainous terrain. Once widespread across southwestern Africa, the mountain zebra was hunted nearly to extinction — by the early 1900s, only about 100 individuals remained. Today, thanks to conservation efforts, the wild population numbers around 3,000 individuals. It is classified as a vulnerable species, and a dedicated conservation program is carried out by European zoos to help ensure its survival.MOUNTAIN ZEBRA