The baby was born early Wednesday morning, June 6. She is the daughter of Chad and Tusi and weighed 77 pounds at birth. She can currently be seen by her mother's side on exhibit with the other zebras and giraffes that share her new surroundings. Zebras can be found in the grasslands and savannas in East Africa. The have a sleek coat with broad vertical black and white stripes on the body.
Zebras are exceptionally social and can be found in groupings from two to several hundreds.
They are grazers of coarse grasses and tend to be active and alert animals. The first signs of spring are starting to happen at the Jacksonville Zoo with the birth of two new capybaras now on exhibit. The babies were born earlier in February. The new babies join their 5-month old brothers and sisters, which were born in August of last year. The new babies can be seen with their family at their exhibit featuring other South American animals.