Equus quagga
The photogenic plains zebra is one of Africa’s most familiar and popular large game animals and they occur in good numbers in protected areas almost all over South Africa.
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra on the move
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra stallion, sporting battle scars
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
They occur in small and relatively stable family groups of up to 30 animals, consisting of a dominant stallion, up to nine mares and their foals of various ages. Young stallions are kicked out of their maternal groups at about the age of three years, and then band together in bachelor groups. Larger groups, that sometimes number into the thousands, are aggregations of these family and bachelor groups. Adults are normally very protective of the foals, though stallions will often kill foals when they take over a family group from another stallion.
Plains zebras
Plains Zebras drinking at Zincakeni Dam
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Herd of Plains Zebra on the move
Plains Zebra
Plains zebra inhabits open grasslands and bushveld and avoid densely vegetated areas. They are extremely dependant on water and need to drink daily, and subsists almost exclusively on a diet of grass.
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebras in Mapungubwe National Park (photo by Joubert)
Plains Zebra close-up
Plains Zebras fighting
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebras drinking at a waterhole in Mapungubwe National Park
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebra (Photo by Joubert)
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra mare and newborn foal
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebras in Mapungubwe National Park
Plains Zebra mare and foal (with a photo-bombing cattle egret)
Plains Zebra searching for fresh green shoots
Plains Zebra
Foals are born at any time of the year, though births peak around the start of the rainy season. The foals can stand and walk within twenty minutes of birth and are suckled until about 13 months of age. Adults weigh between 220 and 340kg (stallions being only slightly heavier than adult mares) and stand up to 1.4m high at the shoulder.
Plains Zebra
Zebra foal
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra (photo by Joubert)
Zebra foals mutual grooming
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebras
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Plains Zebra
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebra mare and foal
Zebra foal
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra family
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra mare and foal
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebras
Zebras in the rain…
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Zebras are a favourite prey of lions and spotted hyenas, and foals also often fall prey to leopards, cheetahs and wild dogs. As a result, their life expectancy in the wild is usually below 20 years.
Plains Zebra mare and foal
Plains Zebra mare and foal
Plains Zebra
Zebra altercation
Plains Zebra (photo by Joubert)
Plains Zebras on the aptly named Kwaggasvlakte (photo by Joubert)
Plains zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebras (photo by Joubert)
Plains Zebra (photo by Joubert)
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebra
Huge congregation of zebra at Mooiplaas
Plains Zebra
Plains zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebras (photo by Joubert)
Plains Zebra trying to trip an opponent
Plains Zebra (photo by Joubert)
Plains Zebra foals
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebras on the run
Plains Zebra stallion close-up (photo by Joubert)
Plains Zebras
Plains zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra Trio (photo by Joubert)
Thirsty Zebra foal
A dazzle of zebra on the plains south of Pafuri
Plains Zebra with muddy socks
Plains Zebra close-up
Plains Zebras
Huge herds of plains zebra congregating along the Mnondozi stream
Plains Zebra close-up (photo by Joubert)
Plains Zebra
Plains zebra
Plains Zebra
Two very dusty zebras (photo by Joubert)
Thirsty baby zebra
Plains Zebra on a hillside
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebras
Plains zebra
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebra playing in the mud
Zebras at sunrise
Heavily pregnant Plains Zebra mare
Plains Zebra stallion (photo by Joubert)
Plains Zebra
Plains zebra
Plains Zebra
Zebras and marulas outside Satara
Plains zebra and foal
Playful Plains Zebra stallion
Plains Zebra mare and foal (photo by Joubert)
Plains Zebra with unique pattern
Plains Zebras gathering at a waterhole in the Shingwedzi River
Plains Zebra altercation
Plains Zebra (photo by Joubert)
Plains Zebra
Loving Zebras
Plains Zebra foal
Another energetic zebra
Plains zebras drinking from Grootvlei Dam
Plains zebra mare and foal
Zebra huddle (photo by Joubert)
Plains Zebra and White Rhino sharing a waterhole
Plains Zebra (photo by Joubert)
Plains Zebra
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