The family unit is a harem consisting of one adult stallion, one dominant mare and subordinate mares and foals. Young stallions leave the harem at five to six years of age and join a bachelor group until they establish herds of their own. Zebras clean their bodies by rolling in mud or dust. They then shake off the mud along with loose hair and flakes of dry skin. Oxpecker birds help in the grooming by eating tiny pests off their skin.
Zebras make a neighing call.
Zebras have excellent hearing through extremely flexible ears, which they twist to pick up sound from any direction. Lions and hyenas are the main predators of zebra. The Grant s zebra is common. However, the Mountain and Grevy's zebra are both endangered due to overhunting. All rights reserved.