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Encyclopedia: Zebra

The Zebra is a part of the horse family, Equidae, native to central and southern Africa. They are most well known for their distinctive black and white stripes.

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How to say "Zebra" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	斑馬
	(Japanese)	シマウマ
	(German)	Zebra
	(Spanish)	Cebra
	(French)	Zèbre
	(Italian)	Zebra

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Mountain Zebra

Mountain Zebra Scientific classification : Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Perissodactyla Family: Equidae Genus: Equus Species: zebra Binomial name Equus zebra The Mountain Zebra ( Equus zebra ) is one of the three extant species of zebra. There are...

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Equidae

Equids Plains Zebras Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum... E. asinus - Donkey E. caballus - Domestic Horse E. grevyi - Grevy's Zebra E. hemionus - Onager E. przewalskii - Przewalski's Horse E. quagga - Plains Zebra E. zebra - Mountain Zebra Equidae is...

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Buffalo Zoo

Buffalo Zoo is a zoo in Buffalo. The zoo features elephants, hyenas, llama, marmoset, polar bears, snow owls and zebras...

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Coat of Arms of Botswana

two zebras. The shape of the shield is that of traditional shields found in East Africa. On the top... herding to Botswana. The two zebras are present since zebras are an important part of Botswana's wildlife. The zebra on the left holds an ear of sorghum, an important crop in the nation. The zebra on the...

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Plains Zebra

Plains Zebra Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum... Binomial name Equus quagga Boddaert, 1785 The Plains Zebra ( Equus quagga , formerly Equus burchelli ) is the most common and widespread form of zebra, once being found on plains and...

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HMS Zebra

Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Zebra . HMS Zebra , was a brig launched..., New Jersey, duing the American Revolutionary War. HMS Zebra , 18 , was last sloop to be built of... pounder guns HMS Zebra , 17 was a sloop of the Cameleon class launched on November 13, 1860. She...

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Jawbone (instrument)

The jawbone of a donkey or zebra has been used as a primitive percussion instrument. When struck, the teeth rattle; it can be viewed as an early precursor of the vibraslap...

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Quagga

subspecies of the plains zebra, which was once found in great numbers in South Africa's Cape Province and the southern part of the Orange Free State. It was distinguished from other zebras by having the... from a Khoikhoi word for zebra and is onomatopoeic, being said to resemble the Quagga's call. It is...

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Lionfish

Dendrochirus brachypterus (shortfin lionfish) Zebra turkeyfish Dendrochirus zebra (dwarf lionfish, zebra...

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RAF phonetic alphabet

Toc Uncle Vic William X-ray Yorker Zebra 1942-1943: Apple Beer Charlie Dog Edward Freddy George Harry...-ray Yoke/Yorker Zebra 1943-1956: Able-Affirm Baker Charlie Dog Easy Fox George How Item...-ray Yoke Zebra In 1956 the NATO phonetic alphabet was adopted...

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