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
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra stallion, sporting battle scars
Plains Zebra on the move
Plains zebra
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 Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains zebras
Plains Zebras drinking at Zincakeni Dam
Herd of Plains Zebra on the move
Plains Zebra
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 close-up
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra (Photo by Joubert)
Plains Zebras fighting
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra searching for fresh green shoots
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebra mare and foal (with a photo-bombing cattle egret)
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 Zebras
Plains Zebra mare and foal
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Zebras in the rain…
Zebra foals mutual grooming
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra mare and foal
Plains Zebra
Plains zebra
Plains Zebra (photo by Joubert)
Zebra foal
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Zebra foal
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra family
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.
Thirsty baby zebra
Plains Zebras
Plains zebra
Zebra altercation
Plains Zebra trying to trip an opponent
Huge congregation of zebra at Mooiplaas
Plains Zebra (photo by Joubert)
Plains Zebra foal
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra stallion close-up (photo by Joubert)
Plains zebra
Another energetic zebra
Zebras at sunrise
Plains Zebras on the run
Heavily pregnant Plains Zebra mare
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebra with unique pattern
Plains zebra
Plains Zebra altercation
Plains Zebras
Plains Zebra foals
Plains zebra and foal
Plains zebra mare and foal
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Plains zebra
A dazzle of zebra on the plains south of Pafuri
Zebras and marulas outside Satara
Plains zebra
Playful Plains Zebra stallion
Plains Zebra close-up
Plains Zebra mare and foal
Plains Zebra mare and foal (photo by Joubert)
Two very dusty zebras (photo by Joubert)
Plains zebra
Plains Zebras (photo by Joubert)
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