Zebra Burchells Plains

The Burchells Zebra also known as the Plains zebra (Equus quaggai), is the most common and geographically widespread, once being found from the south of Ethiopia right through east Africa as far south as Angola and eastern South Africa.

Burchells Zebras stand approximately 1.3m (4ft) at the shouldber, is about 2.3m (7ft) long and weighs up to 340kg (750lbs) and has a thick set body with short legs. They have bold black and white stripes with brown shadow stripes between and dark or black muzzles. All Burchells Zebras have vertical stripes on their bodies going to horizontal on their rear quarters and vertually no stripes on their legs.

Plains Zebras are less picky in eating and will graze alongside Wildebeast complimenting each other by eating different parts of the grass. Burchells live in small herds comprising of a male, female and foals, with younger males forming bachelor herds. During migration large numbers of Zebras come together dominating waterholes often at the expense of other species.