Did you know?
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There are three types of zebra. The most common of the three, the Burchell’s zebra (Equus burchellii) is also called the plains zebra and the common zebra
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The Burchell’s zebra can be identifies by its brown “phantom” stripe on the white stripe
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Each zebra has its own unique pattern of those distinctive stripes, just as humans have their own unique pattern of fingerprints
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Stripes make a herd of zebras look confusing to a predator, especially when they’re moving, and particularly at dawn and dusk.
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A zebra’s teeth keep growing for its entire life, because constant grazing and chewing wears them down.
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A baby zebra can stand up just 20 minutes after it’s born. It can run when it’s an hour old.
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A zebra’s night vision is believed to be as good as an owl’s.
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A herd of zebra are called a … dazzle
Firefly the Travel Guy 
I did not know that last fact. Interesting!We see some when we cycle in the mornings and I always think to myself, it is so early that even the horses still have their pajammas on….
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