Their story, personality and the details worth observing in person.
Meet Zeta
Zeta is an invented editorial name for this provisional profile. In the sample story, the animal curiously explores keeper-provided enrichment and often chooses the same quiet spot to rest. This individual profile does not describe a real specimen and will be replaced by Bioparco.
An individual, not just a species
The identity card of Zeta
- Sex
- non specificato
- Origin
- The individual name, sex and story are invented provisional editorial content; scientific information refers to the species.
Verifiable facts and scientific language
Species profile
Grant's zebra
Equus quagga boehmi
The grant's zebra is a social equid with individually unique black-and-white stripes.
- Class
- Mammalia
- Diet
- Herbivore
- IUCN status
- NT Near Threatened Near Threatened (NT) It is not currently threatened, but may become so in the near future. IUCN Red List classification
- Natural habitat
- Savannas and open grasslands.
- Distribution
- East Africa.
- Feeding
- Mainly grasses.
- Characteristics
- A social equid with individually unique black-and-white stripes.
One fact to take home
Observe, connect, remember
The stripes may help reduce landings by biting flies.