( "African Wildlife Foundation: Burchell's Zebra", 2008 Cabrera, 1936 Eltringham, 1979 Groves, 1974 Holland, 2003 Moehlman, 2002 Nowak, 1991)īurchell's zebras are 217 to 246 cm in length, with tail lengths of 47 to 56 cm. Each individual's stripe pattern is unique and acts as an identifying characteristic similar to fingerprints in human beings.
They also have longer manes and tend to have stripes that are more buff and brown in color. In the southern regions, populations tend towards fewer stripes, with a disappearance on the rear, limbs, and belly. Within the species, geographical variation in the pattern of stripes exists. Some stripes may appear a faint brown or may leave a brown “shadow” stripe in the white region. Not all stripes are distinctly black and white. Facial stripes are ordered both horizontally and vertically creating beautiful patterns. Stripes on the limbs are narrower and horizontal and continue until reaching the hooves. In most populations, the stripes extend to the belly where they meet. These neck stripes continue in the mane which is short and sticks straight up. The stripes on the neck to the forelimbs are vertical. Their stripes are especially wide becoming wider and more horizontal towards the flanks and rear of the body. The patterns of their stripes differ from other species of zebras. With their distinctive black and white stripes, Burchell’s zebras are easily recognizable. Range elevation 0 to 4,400 m 0.00 to ft.( "African Wildlife Foundation: Burchell's Zebra", 2008 Eltringham, 1979 Groves, 1974 Grubb, 1981 Moehlman, 2002 Nowak, 1991) However, they avoid dense forests, deserts, and wetland areas. Occasionally, they may also inhabit taller grasslands, heavier woodland areas, and even hilly country and mountainous regions up to 4,400 meters in elevation. They prefer open grasslands, open woodlands, and open scrub environments. ( Groves, 1974 Grubb, 1981 Holland, 2003 Moehlman, 2002 Nowak, 1991)īurchell’s zebras roam the open savannas of southeastern Africa. There are also populations in Uganda, Rwanda, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, and Malawi. Their range reaches as far north as southern Ethiopia and Sudan, as far west as Namibia, and as far south as the northern regions of South Africa. The geographic range of Burchell's zebras spreads throughout southeastern Africa, with the highest population densities in the Serengeti-Mara plains of Kenya and Tanzania.
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