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
Chapman's zebra zoos and wildlife parks. They have been known to live up to 38 years in captivity, opposed to 20–30 in the wild. Chapman's zebra Chapman's zebra ("Equus quagga chapmani") is a subspecies of the plains zebra. They, like their relatives, are native to the savannah of north-east South Africa, north to Zimbabwe, west into Botswana, the Caprivi Strip in Namibia, and southern Angola. Chapman's zebra eats mainly grass and occasionally shrubs. They are currently at low risk status on the endangered species list, but like many other animals, are at risk because of habitat destruction and illegal poaching. Chapman's zebra