Photo of two zebras touching noses at Amboseli National Park in Kenya, East Africa

Zebra
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Like most members of the horse family, zebras are highly sociable. Their social structure, however, depends on the species. Mountain zebras and Plains zebras live in groups consisting of one stallion with up to six mares and their foals. A stallion forms a harem by abducting young mares from their family. When a mare reaches sexual maturity she will exhibit the estrous posture which invites the males. Howver she is usually not ready for mating at this point and will hide in her family group. Her father has to chase of stallions attempting to abduct her. Eventually a stallion will be able defeat the father and include the mare into his groups.

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