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Like horses, zebras band together in small-to-large herds led by a stallion.  Due to the inefficient nature of their digestive system, zebras spend nearly half their time feeding.  All zebras have keen hearing and good eyesight, and the plains zebra usually mixes with other animals such as wildebeests, antelope, and cape buffalo to further protect themselves from predators.  [[Lion]]s, [[leopard]]s, [[hyena]]s, and [[African wild dog|hunting dog]]s prey upon them on the plains, and when crossing rivers during their migrations they are preyed upon by crocodiles.

Like horses, zebras band together in small-to-large herds led by a stallion.  Due to the inefficient nature of their digestive system, zebras spend nearly half their time feeding.  All zebras have keen hearing and good eyesight, and the plains zebra usually mixes with other animals such as wildebeests, antelope, and cape buffalo to further protect themselves from predators.  [[Lion]]s, [[leopard]]s, [[hyena]]s, and [[African wild dog|hunting dog]]s prey upon them on the plains, and when crossing rivers during their migrations they are preyed upon by crocodiles.

Both the mountain and Grevy's zebras are endangered due to human hunting and the altering of habitats for agricultural use; both species currently number less than 10,000 each.  The quagga was extensively hunted until becoming extinct in the 1880's.

Both the mountain and Grevy's zebras are endangered due to human hunting and the altering of habitats for agricultural use; both species currently number less than 10,000 each.  The quagga was extensively hunted until becoming extinct in the 1880s.

A hybrid animal known as a “zebroid” (horse-zebra) has been successfully used as a draft animal in South Africa, and like the more familiar [[mule]], it is sterile.

A hybrid animal known as a “zebroid” (horse-zebra) has been successfully used as a draft animal in South Africa, and like the more familiar [[mule]], it is sterile.