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... zebra is more diffuse than that of wildebeest. Herds are generally small and widely scattered. Zebra- are frequently the first to move off the plains at the onset of the dry season, eating those coarse grasses that other species may ...
... zebra is more diffuse than that of wildebeest. Herds are generally small and widely scattered. Zebra- are frequently the first to move off the plains at the onset of the dry season, eating those coarse grasses that other species may ...
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... zebra have possibly lost some of the speed and agility. One day male No. 134 ambled across the plains, seemingly not interested in food. Suddenly he saw a zebra foal so deeply asleep on the grass that it even failed to hear the alarm ...
... zebra have possibly lost some of the speed and agility. One day male No. 134 ambled across the plains, seemingly not interested in food. Suddenly he saw a zebra foal so deeply asleep on the grass that it even failed to hear the alarm ...
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... zebra passed the den at a distance of three hundred feet. The pack decided on an impromptu hunt. Blacky, a male who often took the initiative in such matters, led six other males after the zebra. But instead of fleeing, the zebra merely ...
... zebra passed the den at a distance of three hundred feet. The pack decided on an impromptu hunt. Blacky, a male who often took the initiative in such matters, led six other males after the zebra. But instead of fleeing, the zebra merely ...
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The Seasons | 25 |
Life in the Pride | 60 |
Neighborly Disputes | 102 |
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