Zebra Facts

- Zebras are capable of running 40 mph.

- Each zebra has its own unique set of stripes, which are as distinctive as fingerprints.

- The zebra lifespan is about 28 years.

- Burchell's zebra is the most common one. There are about 300,000 of them in Africa.

- A 'zebdonk' is a cross between a Burchell's zebra and a donkey.

- Romans called Grevy's zebras 'hippotigris'.

- The Grevy's zebra is the largest and most narrowly striped of the zebra species.