Zebras

Grazing Herds

The plains zebra is a grazing animal, which means its herd moves often from one grassland to another. Once a grassland has been picked over and there are no longer any grasses, leaves, or stems for the zebras to eat, they travel to find a new place to graze. This can cause zebras to travel hundreds of miles in search of good grazing land.

This dry grassland has already been picked over by a herd. Once there is no longer enough food for the herd it moves to find a new place to graze.

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Why do you think it's important that zebras have plenty of land to roam? What might happen if humans started building towns in the zebras' habitats?

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