US zoo welcomes its first Hartmann’s mountain zebra foal
Christmas eve birth of a colt is a first for Racine Zoo in Winconsin.
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Zebras & asses
Tennessee zoo welcomes endangered Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra foal
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
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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Mysterious mazes in skin patterns: How animals got their complex colorations
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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Racecourse gives £40,000 to “adopt” zoo’s Grevy’s zebra herd
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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Zoo’s Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra stallion dies following attack by son
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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Zebra blamed for deaths of zoo’s two ostriches
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
Is the so-called aperture effect from zebra stripes responsible for confusing parasitic flies? Not so, according to researchers.
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Chicago zoo welcomes rare Grevy’s zebra filly foal
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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Out of Africa: Rare wild equid babies born in Britain
Marwell Zoo has welcomed Somali wild ass and Hartmann’s mountain zebra foals in recent days.
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Hartmann’s mountain zebra colt’s birth a first for Smithsonian
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
Few studies exist on the effectiveness of antiparasitic drugs in mules, even though these drugs are crucial to their welfare.
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Sad loss for US zoo as Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra dies in freak accident
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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US zoo welcomes rare zebra filly foal
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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Kentucky boosts rare zebra numbers with filly’s arrival
Athena joins her sister, Azizi, at Louisville Zoo in Kentucky, after travelling from Virginia.
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Rare zebra foal’s birth a first for US zoo
Dallas zoo welcomes Malawa, its first Hartmann’s mountain zebra foal. The species is vulnerable in the wild.
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Snowy Calgary welcomes rare Hartmann’s mountain zebra foal
New member of vulnerable species the first to be born at Calgary Zoo since 2017.
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Plains zebras unlikely to spread African Horse Sickness in controlled zone, study finds
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
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
Camera collar provides rare insight into the secret lives of wild equines.
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