The Most Unique of Them All!

No animal has a more distinctive coat than the zebra. Each animal's stripes are as unique as fingerprints; no two are exactly alike although each of the three species has its own general pattern. Zebras are social animals that spend time in herds. They graze together, primarily on grass, and even groom one another. Zebras must be constantly wary of lions and hyenas. A herd has many eyes alert to danger. If an animal is attacked, its family will come to its defense, circling the wounded zebra and attempting to drive off predators. Zebras are mammals that have the diet of a herbivore. The average life span of a zebra in the wild is about 25 years. When zebras become full grown they grow to be about 3 to 5 feet tall and about 450 to 1000lbs.

The reason I chose to write about a zebra is because they are like the most unique animal there is because their coat color. Scientist still has never figured out exactly why their coat is like this. There is theories that the coat is used to for camouflage because, other animals cannot tell how many there is if they are running in a herd. Another theory is that zebras use the stripes to help them to recognize each other. Well Zebras in my opinion are the most unique out of the wild animals and I think they are really cool animals other than they are the prey for a lot of the animals out there.