Zebra herbs, twigs, leaves and bark. Their digestive systems allow them to subsist on diets of lower nutritional quality than that necessary for other herbivores. Female zebras mature earlier than the males, and a mare may have her first foal by the age of three. Males are not able to breed until the age of five or six. Mares may give birth to one foal every twelve months. She nurses the foal for up to a year. Like horses, zebras are able to stand, walk and suckle shortly after they are born. A zebra foal is brown and white instead of
Plains zebra economic source in tourism. The zebra is revered in some African cultures as a symbol of beauty. In the dances of the Karamojong tribe of Uganda, women paint themselves in zebra stripes and act like them. The Dube tribe of South Africa features a zebra on its totem. Zebras also appear on the coat of arms of Botswana. In Afrikaans, the zebra is affectionately known as the "pajama-donkey" due to its shared heritage with a donkey and the black-and-white striped coat resembling pajamas. The zebra crossing also gets its name because of the stripes. Plains zebra The plains zebra ("Equus