The Zebra

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Zebra

Species Name: Equus zebra
Common Name: Plains or Burchell's Zebra
Group Name: A group of Males are a Dazzle, while a group of female Zebras are a Harem.
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Infraorder: Equus quagga
Suborder: Hippomorpha
Family: Equidae
Genus: Equus
Subgenus: Hippotigris


Zebras with their familiar horse-like physique and their distinct black and white striping pattern, are among the most recognizable of all mammals.
They are native to both the plains and mountains of Africa.
Mountain zebras climb over 6,000 feet high.
The Grevy's Zebra is listed as Endangered; the Mountain Zebra as Vulnerable; and the Plains Zebra as Near Threatened.



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Talk at the Watering Hole is all abut the Buzz !
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This just in !!

LIVE report (from last month)



Zebras
They are (or were) apparently roaming around free in Prince George’s County, Maryland, USA
The Zebras, as many as 6, had escaped from a private farm last week at the corner of Bellefield and Duley Station Roads in Upper Marlboro.
Prince George’s County Animal Control is said to be setting up a feeding station in an attempt to corral the zebras safely.

Several additional sightings have been reported today in Upper Marlboro.
So far the animals appear to be just roaming around and enjoying their freedom in Prince George’s County.

Congresswoman Eleanor Norton of Washington, D.C., has jokingly denied releasing the zebras found wandering around the district's neighborhoods.