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Hoofed mammals
Cape mountain zebra
Cape mountain zebra · Equus zebra zebra
The Cape mountain zebra, with its striking stripe pattern and alert posture, shows how well it is adapted to harsh rocky landscapes.
Fact file
- Size
- Shoulder height about 1.20 metres, weight between 230 and 260 kilograms
- Males and females
- Mares and stallions look similar, stallions are usually more powerfully built
- Sounds
- High-pitched barking call when excited, deep snorting within the herd
- Diet
- Mainly grasses, occasionally leaves and bark
- Offspring
- After a gestation period of 12 months usually one foal is born in summer
How to identify Cape mountain zebra
The Cape mountain zebra is the most striking of all the southern zebras. Its coat shines in a strong black and white, the stripes are particularly narrow and extend across the belly. Between the stripes there are fine brown shadings, the so-called shadow stripe pattern.
Its silhouette is more robust and compact than that of other zebra species. Striking features are the brownish-yellow muzzle and a short, steeply upright mane. The tail ends in a black tuft. Shoulder height is around one metre, and overall it looks stocky with powerful legs.
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- 3 places where you can see Cape mountain zebra
Where Cape mountain zebra live
South Africa
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