Are Zebra Foals Born Striped? | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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Best known for their distinctive black and white stripes, zebras can be found in various parts of Africa. Three species of zebra exist today: plains zebras, Grevys zebras and mountain zebras. While plains zebras are still fairly populous, with more than 750,000 existing, only 2,500 Grevys zebras and less than 2,000 mountain zebras remain.

Most zebras live in small herds, or harems, of around six females led by one dominant male. However, these social creatures will sometimes converge temporarily into much larger groups. The male of the group will mate with all his females, often at different points during the year. No set breeding season exists. The gestation period is 12 to 13 months, after which the mother zebra will usually give birth to a single foal.

Like their mothers, baby zebras will be striped from birth. Unlike their mothers, however, baby zebras stripes arent black and white, but rather brown and white. This changes graduall...