Where are they found?
They are found in Southern Ethiopia to central Angola and eastern South Africa. They like Savannah, light woodland, open scrub and grassland.

What are they?
They are mammals that look like a small horse.

What do they look like?
The head and body length is 217-246 cm and the tail length is 47-56 cm. They weigh 175-385 kg. They have distinctive leg striping down to the hooves and broad black stripes on a white background that sets them apart from other zebras. No two zebras have the same stripe pattern. They are generally more active during the day and feed for one or two hours in the evening. They can travel up to 10 miles per day after which they will rest with some members of the group keeping a watch for predators.

How long do they live?
Grants zebras can live up to 27 years.

What do they eat? In the wild they eat any available grasses, especially grass stems and sheaths. Their teeth are very high crowned, an adaptation to chewing silica-rich grasses. Their large barrel-shaped body holds a very large amount of mostly non nutritious grass and they are very dependent on water.

Breeding
Males are not sexually mature until 5 to 6 years of age, although they may breed in zoos from 3 years. Until old enough to establish their own breeding groups, young males remain with their families or leave to form bachelor herds of 2 to 10 individuals. However, they retain good relationships with their fathers. Females become fertile after 2.5 years. Young females have a characteristic stance when fertile which attracts nearby males.

Are they rare?
Grants Zebra's are not particularly rare. A single stallion will maintain a large herd of females. Both males and females will be "kicked out" of the herd around one to two years of age by the herd stallions. These young zebras then form new herds.

Did you Know?
The Zebras are capable of running about 40 mph at top speed. Hyenas and lions are their main predators. Zebra are lions' favourite food and one can feed a whole pride. They defend themselves using their hooves and teeth.