Item size in cm L x W x H 10 3 x 4 6 x 9 2 With bold white stripes zebras zig-zag These sleek striped equids live in the savannah grasslands of eastern & southern Africa where they spend most of the day grazing on grass leaves bark roots & stems Each zebra s pattern of stripes is unique The plains or common zebra sport wide stripes on their bodies -- that continue to the undersides -- along with thinner shadow stripes on their hind quarters Their excellent hearing & vision help them escape predators They usually live in family groups of one stallion & several mares but often come together in large herds of several hundred zebras & once a year hundreds of thousands of zebras gather to migrate in search of food & water These herds sometimes mingle with wildebeests ostrich & antelope Zebras tend to be pretty skittish -- who can blame them with all the lions & hyenas around -- & really noisy Their whinnies yelps & barks are their way of c