Join our zoo community

Any place where you can see all three zebra species?

Discussion in 'United States' started by elefante, 14 Oct 2017.

  1. elefante

    elefante Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    12 Aug 2009
    Posts:
    2,147
    Location:
    North Dakota, USA
    The title says it all. Is there anywhere in the USA where you can see all three species of zebra?
     
  2. Kakapo

    Kakapo Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    3 Mar 2009
    Posts:
    2,581
    Location:
    Zaragoza, Spain
    Sorry for replying with an outside-USA answer, but I remember seeing the three species at Berlin Tierpark.
     
  3. elefante

    elefante Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    12 Aug 2009
    Posts:
    2,147
    Location:
    North Dakota, USA
    No problem. I actually thought about putting is in the general forum anyway.
     
  4. FBBird

    FBBird Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    15 Oct 2010
    Posts:
    3,622
    Location:
    Dorset, UK
    Marwell Zoo here in the UK may have all three.
     
  5. Animallover1998

    Animallover1998 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

    Joined:
    20 Aug 2017
    Posts:
    277
    Location:
    West Midlands
    Correct, my friend. They did use to have all three (Chapman's, Grevy's and Hartmann's Mountain Zebras) although I do not know whether this is still the case or not.
     
  6. FBBird

    FBBird Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    15 Oct 2010
    Posts:
    3,622
    Location:
    Dorset, UK
    I'm not your friend. I know they used to have all three species. Like you, I don't know whether they still do.
     
  7. Animallover1998

    Animallover1998 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

    Joined:
    20 Aug 2017
    Posts:
    277
    Location:
    West Midlands
    Whoops, sorry about that! My bad...
     
    FBBird likes this.
  8. MagpieGoose

    MagpieGoose Well-Known Member 5+ year member

    Joined:
    29 Mar 2015
    Posts:
    1,299
    Location:
    UK
    The Chapman's left Marwell towards the end of last year
     
  9. Tim May

    Tim May Well-Known Member 15+ year member Premium Member

    Joined:
    16 Nov 2008
    Posts:
    3,168
    Location:
    London, England
    Sadly Marwell no longer has plains (Chapman's) zebra just Grevy's and Hartmann's mountain zebra.

    Apart from Marwell and London (long ago) the only zoos where I recall seeing three zebra species are Berlin (Zoo and Tierpark) and Paris (Vincennes).
     
    Last edited: 14 Oct 2017
    TeaLovingDave likes this.
  10. Shorts

    Shorts Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    29 Apr 2009
    Posts:
    2,049
    Location:
    Behind You! (to the left)
    I'm fairly sure Dvur Kralove has all three (and some sub-species) or did until recently.
     
  11. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

    Joined:
    13 Jun 2007
    Posts:
    23,433
    Location:
    New Zealand
    There are not a lot of USA zoos on this thread... :p
     
  12. FunkyGibbon

    FunkyGibbon Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    11 Jan 2015
    Posts:
    2,937
    Location:
    Birmingham, UK
    Including Maneless Zebra, arguably the most striking of the bunch.
     
  13. elefante

    elefante Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    12 Aug 2009
    Posts:
    2,147
    Location:
    North Dakota, USA
    Maybe it is just zoos in Europe that have all three.
     
  14. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

    Joined:
    13 Jun 2007
    Posts:
    23,433
    Location:
    New Zealand
    I'd imagine that Hartmann's Mountain Zebras would be the least common in the USA, so the best idea would probably be to find which zoos have that species and then just check if they have either of the other two as well.

    For example, Disney's Animal Kingdom has Hartmann's Mountain Zebras as I found with a quick Google. Then I found an article (from 2012, so not necessarily still valid) which said they had acquired a herd of Plains Zebras, and amongst that herd they also had one Grevy's Zebra,
    Zebras return to Disney's Animal Kingdom

    Members of the herd are 5 to 10 years old, weigh between 650 and 800 pounds, and are all females. Disney has no plans to breed the Plains group, Hohne said.

    However, it has one female Grevy's zebra, an endangered species, that has been living with the Plains zebras. It's possible the company eventually would try breeding Grevy's zebras, in cooperation with the AZA, Hohne said.

    There also are zebras — the Hartmann's Mountain variety — living at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge.
     
  15. Coelacanth18

    Coelacanth18 Well-Known Member Premium Member 5+ year member

    Joined:
    23 Feb 2015
    Posts:
    3,714
    Location:
    California
    As far as I know, DAK is the only place in North America that keeps all three species. If another zoo does, it is a very recent development.

    Also @Chlidonias is right to imagine that HM zebras are the least numerous here; their population is less than 60, compared to ~175 Grevy’s and 250+ plains. That’s also just AZA and associated private facilities; there is also a large number of plains zebras in private hands around the US.
     
  16. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

    Joined:
    13 Jun 2007
    Posts:
    23,433
    Location:
    New Zealand
    in England that means Her Majesty's zebras.
     
  17. elefante

    elefante Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    12 Aug 2009
    Posts:
    2,147
    Location:
    North Dakota, USA
    I had thought maybe Fossil Rim but a viewing of their site shows only Grevy's and mountain zebras.
     
  18. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    16 May 2010
    Posts:
    14,824
    Location:
    Wilds of Northumberland
    [​IMG]
     
    CGSwans, TheGerenuk and MagpieGoose like this.
  19. FBBird

    FBBird Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    15 Oct 2010
    Posts:
    3,622
    Location:
    Dorset, UK
    I would argue that Maneless is the least attractive.
    Anybody remember 'Animal Life' magazine, that packed up in the mid 1960s?
    They had a long-running advertisement for Hartmann Mountain Zebras, £2000 each, supplied from South Africa. I always wondered how many they sold.
     
  20. Tim May

    Tim May Well-Known Member 15+ year member Premium Member

    Joined:
    16 Nov 2008
    Posts:
    3,168
    Location:
    London, England
    I always enjoy seeing the maneless zebra at Colchester because I see that form so rarely but I agree with you that they are the least attractive.
    Yes, I used to read "Animal Life" magazine as a child back in the 1960s although I always preferred the rival publication "Animals".