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| Equus zebra |
The Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra) is one of the three extant species of zebra. There are two subspecies:
Hartmann's Mountain Zebras prefer to live in small groups of 7-12 individuals. They are agile climbers, able to live in arid conditions in steep mountainous country.
Zebras' dazzling stripes may be a signalling system for the herd and may also be useful in confusing a predator.
Some populations are protected in national parks. There is a European zoo's Endangered Species Programme for this zebra as well as co-operative management of zoo populations worlwide.