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Vilko is originally from the circus, he also stayed in the hands of a private person for a while. Vilko coexists happily with the donkeys who came with him.
THANK YOU for the adoption contribution for zebra Vilka:
Oliverovi Paulíkovi.
Zebras are characterized by black and white stripes. Their stripes have different patterns, unique to each individual. The steppe zebra has a thick body with relatively short limbs. The neck is thicker in males than in females. The ears are erect and have rounded tips. They are shorter than those of the mountain zebra and narrower than those of the Grevy’s zebra. Like all wild equids, the steppe zebra has an erect mane on its neck and a tuft of hair at the end of its tail.
The steppe zebra is a social animal. It usually lives in small family groups (called harems) consisting of a stallion, several mares and their offspring. Adult membership in a harem is stable, usually remaining together for months to years. There are also purely male groups. These are stable groups of up to 15 males with an age hierarchy headed by a young male. These males remain in their groups until they are ready to establish a harem. The youngsters prepare for their adult roles by role-playing duels and greeting/challenge rituals, which occupy most of their activities. During the migration, several harems and groups of bachelors come together to form larger herds, which may contain hundreds of animals.
Stallions create and expand their harems by “abducting” young mares from their natal harems.
Mares exist in a hierarchy, with the alpha female mating first with the harem stallion and being the one to lead the group. When new mares join the group, they are met with hostility from the other mares.
The stallion mates with all his mares. A mare gives birth near her group. The cub is able to stand almost immediately and within a week begins to eat grass. Foals are usually weaned around eleven months of age, but can suckle for longer. Baby zebras eventually leave their family groups because the relationship with their mothers fades after the birth of a sibling. The young stallion then seeks out other young stallions for companionship. Young females can stay in the harem until another stallion takes them.
Various pattern abnormalities have been documented in zebrafish. Melanistic zebras have high concentrations of dark stripes on the trunk, but low concentrations on the legs. ‘Spotted’ individuals have breaks in the patterns of black stripes. Even the occurrence of individuals with white spots on a dark background is recorded. Abnormalities of banding are associated with inbreeding. In the forests of Mount Kenya, albino zebras have been recorded, with the dark stripes being blonde.
In the beginning, the zebra mother keeps any other zebra away from her foal, including the stallion, other mares, and even her previous offspring. Later, however, they will all come together. Within the group, the foal has the same rank as its mother.
A stallion generally does not tolerate foals that are not his.
Vilko is originally from the circus, he also stayed in the hands of a private person for a while. Vilko coexists happily with the donkeys who came with him.
THANK YOU for the adoption contribution for zebra Vilka:
Oliverovi Paulíkovi.
Zebras are characterized by black and white stripes. Their stripes have different patterns, unique to each individual. The steppe zebra has a thick body with relatively short limbs. The neck is thicker in males than in females. The ears are erect and have rounded tips. They are shorter than those of the mountain zebra and narrower than those of the Grevy’s zebra. Like all wild equids, the steppe zebra has an erect mane on its neck and a tuft of hair at the end of its tail.
The steppe zebra is a social animal. It usually lives in small family groups (called harems) consisting of a stallion, several mares and their offspring. Adult membership in a harem is stable, usually remaining together for months to years. There are also purely male groups. These are stable groups of up to 15 males with an age hierarchy headed by a young male. These males remain in their groups until they are ready to establish a harem. The youngsters prepare for their adult roles by role-playing duels and greeting/challenge rituals, which occupy most of their activities. During the migration, several harems and groups of bachelors come together to form larger herds, which may contain hundreds of animals.
Stallions create and expand their harems by “abducting” young mares from their natal harems.
Mares exist in a hierarchy, with the alpha female mating first with the harem stallion and being the one to lead the group. When new mares join the group, they are met with hostility from the other mares.
The stallion mates with all his mares. A mare gives birth near her group. The cub is able to stand almost immediately and within a week begins to eat grass. Foals are usually weaned around eleven months of age, but can suckle for longer. Baby zebras eventually leave their family groups because the relationship with their mothers fades after the birth of a sibling. The young stallion then seeks out other young stallions for companionship. Young females can stay in the harem until another stallion takes them.
Various pattern abnormalities have been documented in zebrafish. Melanistic zebras have high concentrations of dark stripes on the trunk, but low concentrations on the legs. ‘Spotted’ individuals have breaks in the patterns of black stripes. Even the occurrence of individuals with white spots on a dark background is recorded. Abnormalities of banding are associated with inbreeding. In the forests of Mount Kenya, albino zebras have been recorded, with the dark stripes being blonde.
In the beginning, the zebra mother keeps any other zebra away from her foal, including the stallion, other mares, and even her previous offspring. Later, however, they will all come together. Within the group, the foal has the same rank as its mother.
A stallion generally does not tolerate foals that are not his.
