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Observe a zebra herd on the African plains and the mutualistic relationship it shares with the oxpecker

Two Burchell's zebras (Equus burchelli) stand close together on grassy land, their black and white stripes clearly visible.

A plains zebra mother and her foal walk across dry grassland in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania.

A large herd of zebras and wildebeests cross a river during migration in the Masai Mara, Kenya, with grassy plains and distant hills in the background.

plains zebras at a waterhole

A group of zebras walks across dry grassland near a large acacia tree in Amboseli National Park, Kenya, with distant trees and mountains under a partly cloudy sky.

A herd of Burchell's zebra (Equus burchelli) stands in tall green grass with a backdrop of hills at Umfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa.

A herd of zebras stands on grassy savanna near a lone acacia tree in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, with open plains and distant trees in the background.

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Plains zebras

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Observe a zebra herd on the African plains and the mutualistic relationship it shares with the oxpecker

Observe a zebra herd on the African plains and the mutualistic relationship it shares with the oxpecker

Zebra behaviour as filmed on the plains of Africa.

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Images

Plains zebras

Plains zebras

A group of plains zebras (Equus quagga) near a stream.

Leonard Lee Rue III

Two Burchell's zebras (Equus burchelli) stand close together on grassy land, their black and white stripes clearly visible.

Plains zebra

Plains zebras (Equus quagga).

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A plains zebra mother and her foal walk across dry grassland in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania.

An adult and a young plains zebra (Equus quagga).

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A large herd of zebras and wildebeests cross a river during migration in the Masai Mara, Kenya, with grassy plains and distant hills in the background.

animal migration

Herds of zebras and wildebeests cross a river during their migration.

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plains zebras at a waterhole

plains zebras at a waterhole

Plains zebras (Equus quagga) at a waterhole, an example of coloration disruption.

Gerald Cubitt

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Zebras generally live in small groups.

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A group of zebras walks across dry grassland near a large acacia tree in Amboseli National Park, Kenya, with distant trees and mountains under a partly cloudy sky.

Kenya: zebras

Zebras in the Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

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A herd of Burchell's zebra (Equus burchelli) stands in tall green grass with a backdrop of hills at Umfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa.

Burchell's zebra

Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga).

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A herd of zebras stands on grassy savanna near a lone acacia tree in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, with open plains and distant trees in the background.

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A herd of zebras in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

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Zebra and giraffe in Hwange National Park, Zimb.

Zebra and giraffe in Hwange National Park, Zimb.

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A zebra grazes on grass in the foreground while four giraffes stand near a building in the background at the Moscow Zoo.

Moscow Zoo

Zebra and giraffes in the Moscow Zoo.

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