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Racine Zoo's new Hartmann's mountain zebra foal with his mum, Promise.
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US zoo welcomes its first Hartmann’s mountain zebra foal

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 695 Views 0 Comments Zebras & asses

Christmas eve birth of a colt is a first for Racine Zoo in Winconsin.

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Tennessee zoo welcomes endangered Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra foal

December 26, 2020December 26, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1927 Views 0 Comments Zebras & asses

Foal’s arrival just before Christmas the result of years of planning by Zoo Knoxville.

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Donkey genomes provide insights into their ancestral past

December 11, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1830 Views 0 Comments Zebras & asses

Researchers based their findings on the analysis of the genomes of 126 domestic donkeys and seven wild asses from nine countries. 

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Research 

Mysterious mazes in skin patterns: How animals got their complex colorations

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1157 Views 0 Comments Coloured horses, Zebras & asses

A researcher has uncovered a simple mechanism underlying the intricate skin patterns of animals through comprehensive analyses of the diversity of fish colorations.

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Nadine and her new foal.
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Racecourse gives £40,000 to “adopt” zoo’s Grevy’s zebra herd

November 26, 2020November 29, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1232 Views 0 Comments Zebras & asses

With its donation, Chester Racecourse hopes to raise awareness of the plight of the endangered species, drawing upon the similarities between the Equidae family members and promoting animal welfare.

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Kasane died on October 2.
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Zoo’s Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra stallion dies following attack by son

October 4, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1684 Views 0 Comments Zebras & asses

Kasane died on Tuesday at New York’s Utica Zoo. His death was the result of aggression from his son and exhibit mate, Rundu, who also fatally injured two ostriches a month ago.

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One of Utica Zoo's Hartmann's mountain zebra stallions.
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Zebra blamed for deaths of zoo’s two ostriches

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2085 Views 0 Comments Zebras & asses

The trio of ostriches and pair of zebras had been living together in their exhibit space at Utica Zoo in New York for seven years in what zoological experts describe as a “common and natural pairing”.

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Zebra stripes brought into focus in fresh research

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2589 Views 0 Comments Zebras & asses

Is the so-called aperture effect from zebra stripes responsible for confusing parasitic flies? Not so, according to researchers.

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Adia's new foal, who was born on August 14.
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Chicago zoo welcomes rare Grevy’s zebra filly foal

August 20, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2204 Views 0 Comments Zebras & asses

Lincoln Park Zoo announces the birth of a filly foal by Wester and from Adia. Grevy’s zebras are an endangered species.

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Jahzahra with her new foal.
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Out of Africa: Rare wild equid babies born in Britain

August 17, 2020August 20, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2760 Views 1 Comment Rare breeds, Zebras & asses

Marwell Zoo has welcomed Somali wild ass and Hartmann’s mountain zebra foals in recent days.

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Mackenzie and Rogan's colt is the first Hartmann's mountain zebra foal to be born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia.
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Hartmann’s mountain zebra colt’s birth a first for Smithsonian

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2469 Views 1 Comment Zebras & asses

First-time parents Mackenzie and Rogan welcome a colt foal, the first Hartmann’s mountain zebra to be born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute.

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Effectiveness of ivermectin in treating mules assessed in study

May 31, 2020May 31, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 3262 Views 0 Comments Zebras & asses

Few studies exist on the effectiveness of antiparasitic drugs in mules, even though these drugs are crucial to their welfare.

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Duchess arrived at Blank Park Zoo in Iowa in early 2019.
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Sad loss for US zoo as Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra dies in freak accident

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 3058 Views 1 Comment Obituary, Zebras & asses

Duchess had been at Blank Park Zoo in Iowa for just over a year. Her sudden death is a blow for the zoo’s breeding plans for the vulnerable species.

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Heidi with her new filly foal, who was born on March 21.
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US zoo welcomes rare zebra filly foal

April 5, 2020April 10, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 3804 Views 0 Comments Zebras & asses

Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra filly foal the third to be born at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida in recent weeks.

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Hartmann’s mountain zebra filly Athena has arrived at Louisville Zoo from Virginia.
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Kentucky boosts rare zebra numbers with filly’s arrival

February 9, 2020February 29, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2117 Views 0 Comments Zebras & asses

Athena joins her sister, Azizi, at Louisville Zoo in Kentucky, after travelling from Virginia.

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Malawa is the first Hartmann's mountain zebra born at Dallas Zoo.
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Rare zebra foal’s birth a first for US zoo

January 29, 2020February 29, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 6775 Views 0 Comments Zebras & asses

Dallas zoo welcomes Malawa, its first Hartmann’s mountain zebra foal. The species is vulnerable in the wild.

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Calgary Zoo's new Hartmann’s mountain zebra foal, who was born on December 1, 2019.
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Snowy Calgary welcomes rare Hartmann’s mountain zebra foal

December 8, 2019December 13, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 5515 Views 1 Comment Zebras & asses

New member of vulnerable species the first to be born at Calgary Zoo since 2017.

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A zebra in its natural habitat.
News Research 

Plains zebras unlikely to spread African Horse Sickness in controlled zone, study finds

November 5, 2019November 11, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 3407 Views 0 Comments African Horse Sickness, Zebras & asses

There simply aren’t enough plains zebras within Western Cape Province to pose a significant risk, researchers find.

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Zebra-like stripes on cattle deter biting flies, say researchers

October 9, 2019October 13, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 3306 Views 0 Comments Zebras & asses

What are the purpose of zebra-like stripes? Japanese researchers, in a cattle experiment, say they repel biting flies.

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Secret equine movements revealed by “spy” camera

July 2, 2019July 30, 2019 Mark Andrews 3480 Views 0 Comments Zebras & asses

Camera collar provides rare insight into the secret lives of wild equines.

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