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
Zebra duiker Zebra duiker The zebra duiker ("Cephalophus zebra") is a small antelope found primarily in Liberia, as well as the Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and occasionally Guinea. They are sometimes referred to as the banded duiker or striped-back duiker. It is believed to be one of the earliest duiker species to have evolved. The scientific name of the zebra duiker is "Cephalophus zebra". The bay duiker is classified under the genus "Cephalophus" and the family Bovidae. It was first described by British zoologist John Edward Gray in 1838 in "Annals of Natural History". No subspecies are identified. The generic name probably