Mammifère

The Grévy’s zebra

Equus grevyi

The Grévy’s zebra, Equus grevyi, is a herbivorous mammal from the Equidae family and lives in the African savanna. The Grévys zebra is the largest of the equids, with the Berchell’s zebra and the mountain zebra coming next.

Distinctive features

Compared to the other zebras, the Grévy’s zebra is very tall, has large ears and its stripes are narrower.

Anecdote

The Grévy’s zebra takes its name from the French president Jules Grévy, who was given an individual from this species by the Ethiopian emperor in 1882.

The grévy's zebra

Get to know the zebras

Qwara lives with a male, Monty, and two females, Spoutnik and Serdtse. Qwara is the most independent, quite shy and rarely comes into contact with the keepers. She is the only breeding female. She is often found with Serdtse: the two females bite each other on the neck and often play together.