A Zebra in South Africa’s National Park.
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In general, zebras don’t have the easiest life. They are prey animals, so they must spend their lives constantly on guard. Lions could spring from bushes. Leopards could drop from trees. Even the simple act of getting a drink of water can be deadly, with crocodiles lurking just below the surface, waiting to make them a meal. Danger is, in fact, an ever present part of a zebra’s life. So you probably think that these vegetarians would at least be able to trust a fellow zebra, right? Well, you would be terribly wrong.
Male Zebra stallions have been known to kill Zebra fowls that they suspect are not their offspring.