00:01What's black and white and interesting all over? The zebra! These striped members of the horse
00:09family live in herds in Africa and have lots of things in common with their domestic cousins.
00:15A large head, sturdy neck, a stripe along the spine, a tasseled tail, and a bristly mane.
00:25There are three different species. The grevy zebra, the plain zebra, and the mountain zebra.
00:33And while at first glance they may all look alike, if you read between the lines,
00:39you'll see a difference. Grevy zebras have the thinnest stripes that stop at their white belly.
00:45Plain zebras have the broadest stripes that extend down to and around their bellies.
00:51And mountain zebras have vertical stripes that gradually become wider, horizontal bars
00:56on their haunches. Let's take a look at the rear view and see if you can tell the difference.
01:02Here's the grevy zebra, the plain zebra, and this one's the mountain zebra.
01:10Everybody always wants to know, is a zebra black with white stripes or white with black stripes?
01:16Well, under all those stripes, a zebra's skin is black, but the coat itself is white with black stripes.
01:23But that's not all. Zebra stripes are unique to each individual animal, much like a human fingerprint.
01:31Stripes serve as camouflage because their dizzying pattern makes it difficult for a predator to distinguish shapes
01:37and pick one out for dinner. Zebras can be found on the savannas of Africa,
01:42where you can be sure they're doing what they do best. Eat!
01:47They're called grazers because they spend up to 18 hours a day eating grass.
01:53But zebras really only eat the tips of the grass, so there's plenty left over for other herbivores or plant
02:00eaters.
02:02Female zebras are excellent mothers. A foal recognizes its mother by her scent, unique stripe pattern, and voice.
02:13Baby zebras are able to walk about 20 minutes after they're born, and within an hour, they're up and running
02:19with the herd.
02:19And that's a challenge, because an adult zebra can run at speeds of up to 35 miles per hour.
02:26It's very important that we help save these striped steeds.
02:29The mountain zebra is considered endangered, while the grevy zebra is critically endangered.
02:36We want zebras to stay the way they are, black and white and beautiful all over.
02:42No one wants them to disappear and become invisible.
02:45No one wants anything to stay the way we have to die.
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