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Zebra

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

1.

TAXONOMY

  • Chordata
  • Mammalia
  • Perissodactyla
  • Equida
Photo by skipnclick
2.

EXTERNAL MORPHOLOGY

  • Shiny coat that dissipate over 70% of heat.
  • Black & white stripes are camouflage
  • Slanted or horizontal patterns
Photo by Swamibu
3.

INTERNAL MORPHOLOGY

  • Muscles make it run harder and faster.
  • Tongue pulls the tough grass.
  • Heart pumps faster when in danger.
Photo by fylin
4.

REPRODUCTIVE STRAGETY

  • Mate in AUG,SEPT, an OCT.
  • The mother holds the foal in her stomach for 13months.
  • Group of females wijt young from herds of 200 zebras
Photo by MaxH42
5.

NUTRITIONAL REQUIRMENTS

  • Graze primarily on tough Grass.
  • Browse leaves, which is 30% of diet.
Photo by wka
6.

FOOD WEB ROLES

  • Grass--->zebra----> lion
  • The lion eats the zebra, which eats grass
  • Zebra-primary
Photo by TakenByTina
7.

RELATIONSHIPS

  • Oxpeecker and zebra
  • Oxpecker eats the the bugs off the zebra
  • Zebras have poor eye sight and ostriche havepor hearing
Photo by angela7dreams
8.

ENVIRONMENT

  • Semi desert areas
  • Grasslands
  • Dusty acacia savannas
  • Water year round
Photo by aftab.
9.

SPECIAL ADAPTIONS

  • Black and white stripes allow them to blend in with eachother
  • Long legs helm them run fast
  • Stong digestive system breaks down thd rough grass
Photo by Martin Pettitt
10.

ENDANGRED

  • Population decline of 50% in the last two decades
  • Approx. 2,00 zebras left
Photo by picmasta

Samantha VanConant