Zebra black and white at birth. Plains and mountain zebra foals are protected by their mothers, as well as the head stallion and the other mares in their group. Grévy's zebra foals have only their mother as a regular protector, since, as noted above, Grévy's zebra groups often disband after a few months. Attempts have been made to train zebras for riding, since they have better resistance than horses to African diseases. While occasionally successful, most of these attempts failed due to the zebra's more unpredictable nature and tendency to panic under stress. For this reason, zebra-mules or zebroids (crosses between
Zebra oto Zebra oto The zebra oto or tiger oto ("Otocinclus cocama") is a fish of the genus "Otocinclus" of the family Loricariidae that originates from Peru. The zebra oto was described in 2004 from a tributary of the Río Ucayali in Peru. Its closest relatives appear to be "O. huaorani", "O. bororo", "O. mariae", and "O. mura", as well as the more recently described species "O. batmani". This fish is found in Peru in the Ucayali River and possibly Marañón River as well. These fish are found in mid-sized creeks with clear water. They associate with marginal vegetation. The zebra oto