The Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra) is one of the three extant species of zebra. There are two subspecies:
Cape Mountain Zebra, Equus zebra zebra
Hartmann's Mountain Zebra, Equus zebra hartmanni
Hartmann's Mountain Zebra is native to South West Africa and is found in dry, stony, mountain and hill habitats. Its diet is tufted grass, bark, leaves, fruit and roots.
Hartmann's Mountain Zebras prefer to live in small groups of 7–12 individuals. They are agile climbers, able to live in arid conditions in steep mountainous country.
Zebras' dazzling stripes may be a signalling system for the herd and may also be useful in confusing predators.
Some populations are protected in national parks. There is a European zoo's Endangered Species Programme for this zebra as well as co-operative management of zoo populations worldwide.
The Horse (Equus caballus) is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus.
However, wild species continued into historic times, including the Forest Horse, Equus caballus silvaticus (also called the Diluvial Horse); it is thought to have evolved into Equus caballus germanicus, and may have contributed to the development of the heavy horses of northern Europe, such as the Ardennais.
The Tarpan, Equus caballus gmelini, became extinct in 1880.
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