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Plains zebra
Copycat
Young zebras have
the same striped
colouration as their
mother to help
them blend in with
the rest of the herd.
Learning the
ropes
Mothers teach their
foals everything,
from their traditional
migration routes to
choosing the correct
grasses to eat.
High stakes One in, one out These hooves are
Sadly, only around Foals tend to leave made for walking
50 per cent of zebras their family when Within just 15
survive into adulthood, their mothers minutes, a baby
but those that do are have another baby zebra is able to walk,
able to pass on their so she is able to minimising its chance
strong genes to concentrate on the of being picked off
future generations. new arrival. by a predator.
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