![]() Known predators of zebras include lions, leopards, cheetahs and hyenas. Another habit of zebras is mutual grooming, which they do to strengthen their bonds with each other. For example, ears flattened back means trouble. Even the position of their ears can signal their feelings, according to the San Diego Zoo. They also bark, bray, snort or huff to get their point across. Zebras have several ways they communicate with one another, including the facial expressions of wide-open eyes and bared teeth. Once the foals are old enough to travel, they and their mothers move on. Instead, stallions establish territories and mares cross into them to breed and give birth. However, Grevy's zebras don't have herds. Family groups (known as harems) sometimes get together to form loosely associated herds, according to the San Diego Zoo. Plains zebras and mountain zebras live in family groups led by a stallion, with several mares and offspring. The mountain zebra is found in South Africa, Namibia and Angola. The Grevy's zebra lives in the arid grasslands of Ethiopia and northern Kenya. Plains zebras live in the treeless grasslands and woodlands of eastern and southern Africa. Though they all live in Africa, each species of zebra has its own home area. ![]() Plains zebras are 3.6 to 4.8 feet (1.1 to 1.5 m) at the shoulder and weigh up to 770 pounds (350 kg), according to the African Wildlife Foundation. Mountain zebras are from 3.8 to 4.9 feet (116 to 150 cm) tall at the shoulder and weigh 529 to 820 pounds (240 to 372 kg), according to the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Their thick bodies make them look like mules with stripes. It weighs 770 to 990 pounds (350 to 450 kilograms) and is around 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall from shoulder to hoof. The largest zebra is the Grevy's zebra, according to the San Diego Zoo. ![]()
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