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Long legs also helps the younger animals keep up with the herd from the start of their lives. This is natures way of protecting the young against predators who, as a result, cannot differentiate the young from the old. When seeing the zebra young, it may look odd that the babies and the adults all have the exact same length in legs. Zebras will live in a family group of 1 stallion (male) and about 6 mares (females) with their young. When out on a safari drive and a family group of zebras decide to cross the road, we call it a “zebra crossing” which is a play on what South African's call the designated areas for pedestrians to cross a road, marked up with black and white stripes! Long legs Just like human fingerprints the stripes of zebra are unique to each individual. One of the most fascinating facts is that no two zebra have the same striping.

The race horse is faster than a zebra, but a zebra has a feisty personality.

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Do not under estimate these guys when in full gallop, they can each an average speed of 63 km/hour. Whenever a zebra is seen, the thought of the little guy racing around the track tends to come into your mind. The film, Racing Stripes, gave the zebra its claim to fame. Keep on reading to find out what we find most fascinating about this animal.

The Plains Zebra is beautiful and interesting. Thank you to Kariega field guides, Brendon Jennings and Jone Haesslich for the photos below, as well as past guest Christa Lovgren. It is one the most popular entries into the annual Kariega Facebook Competition. Our guests are always fascinated by the 'striped horse-like animal and love photographing it. The Mountain Zebra is also smaller than the Plains Zebra, with a white belly and longer ears. The 10 000 hectare expanse of Kariega Game Reserve is best suited to the Plains Zebra, with the Mountain Zebra found in the more arid, mountainous areas in the North West Cape and Namibia. The most notable difference between the two species is that they thrive in distinctly different habitats. There are two main species of zebra in South Africa, namely the Plains Zebra, also referred to as the Burchell's Zebra, and the Mountain Zebra. The Kariega Game Reserve wilderness in the Eastern Cape of South Africa provides an ideal natural habitat for the Plains Zebra, affectionately nicknamed a donkey in pyjamas!