Plains Zebra
Zebras are gregarious animals and live in small family groups, or harems, consisting of one stallion and his mares (sometimes up to six mares).
In each harem the lead mare generally leads the family and decides where they go (although the stallion may direct her if he decides that they need to go elsewhere). The stallion usually follows on behind the harem and protects them from predator attacks or advances and attentions of other male zebras.
Bachelor males either live alone or with groups of other bachelors until they are old enough to challenge a breeding stallion and elope with one of his fillies. These fights can be quite vicious and involve a lot of rearing, kicking and biting.
Zebras exhibit no other clear sexual dimorphism except for males having spade-shaped canines used in fighting.
Male zebras are slightly larger than females, weighing up to 350 kg and can be identified by their much thicker necks and a thin black stripe between the buttocks (the females have a thicker black stripe under the tail). The black part of their rump is much broader and longer on a mare than on a stallion. This dark part is where the anus and the vulva of the mare are located.
That's the theory
Who can post a picture and tell us if we have a bachelor group or a harem group? Or a bum shot where we can see a thin or thick vertical black buttock stripe or a thicker neck?
