Stats

Lifespan

12-15 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Herd

Biome

Arid grassland

Range

East Africa

Movement

Running

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Speed

Status

Endangered

About

This large wild horse lives in the dry grasslands of Kenya and Ethiopia. Each individual possesses a unique stripe pattern that functions like a human fingerprint.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn foal

   A foal stands and nurses within an hour of birth, long-legged and unsteady at the herd's edge.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned juvenile grazes with the herd, develops its adult coat, and tests its speed.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown and at full speed.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Perissodactyla

Family

Equidae

Genus

Equus

Species

Equus grevyi