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Today's new drawing is a Zebra in the Serengeti.
Zebra on the African Savannah
Zebras are closely related to horses and asses. So Zebras are a type of equine. They have distinctive black and white stripes that may help with predator evasion. There is also evidence that the stripes provide some protection from biting flies. They live in smaller herds and migrate in large herds and their migration is one of the biggest of all land animals in the world.
Zebras do live on the savannah or grasslands of Africa. But some also live in the mountains, forests, and shrublands. They live in Eastern and Southern Africa.
There are three species of zebra with the Mountain Zebra being smaller at around 7 feet 8 inches long (2.4 meters long). Grevy's Zebra is the largest at around 8 feet 11 inches (2.7 meters long). Zebras are around 5 feet (1,5 meters tall) from shoulder to bottom of the hooves. There is also a species of Plains Zebra. Here are the weights or masses of the three different species of zebra:
Plains Zebra: 880 lbs.
Grevy's Zebra 850 lbs.
Mountain Zebra 620 lbs.
Zebras can fight back by biting and kicking but they will also run when threatened. Both lions and hyenas prey on zebras. Zebras also are vulnerable to crocodiles when near the water.
PERSONAL NOTE: We are in the process of moving and so I may be posting a bit less. Packing the house etc. is taking a lot of time and causing me quite a bit of pain in my messed up trachea. I just had some major dental work and I drew this zebra while recovering. I was able to avoid taking pain medications by distracting myself by drawing the zebra.
NOTE: Now, about the zebra drawing. . . . It can be found, in printable form, by clicking on the button labeled: "Animals," Remember to scroll down to the bottom of the list because new drawings are found at the bottom of the lists of printable drawings.
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