Open woodland, scrub and grassland. Strictly dependant on water and rarely moves more than 12 Km from it. Very widely trans-located.
Habits
The main periods of activity and grazing are the cooler early morning and late afternoon. Drinks at least once a day, with a strong preference for clean water. The basic social unit is the breeding herd of a stallion with an average of four or five mares and their foals. Stallions fight viciously for control of females. Zebra males can weigh up to 320 Kg and females up to 260 Kg. Their life-span is about 20 years.
Diet
Zebra are exclusively grazers.
Breeding
After a gestation period of 360 to 390 days, one single foal is born. Females reach maturity at 3 years of age.