A striped shield Earth’s magnetic field surrounds the planet like a shield, protecting it from the constant bombardment of charged particles from the sun. A slight tilt in the axis of this field creates a weak electric field that permeates the inner radiation belt.

Zebras are single-hoofed animals that are native to Africa. Zebras are very closely related to horses and donkeys; in fact, they are in the same genus, Equus.

Because they cut back old growth and consume lower quality plant matter, they increase the overall quality of vegetation in areas where they travel. Zebras play a critical role for other herbivores by clearing the way for growth of tender new leaves and grasses.

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A horse is much faster than a zebra clocking in at a max of just about 55 miles per hour where zebras max out at 40 miles per hour.

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Zebras are closely related to horses but they’re not the same species. They’re both in the Equidae family and they can even breed with each other. The offspring (zebroids) have different names dependent on the parents. A male zebra and female horse produces a zorse, and a female zebra and male horse produces hebra.

Can a Zebra Stallion Mate with a Horse Mare? A zebra stallion can mate with a horse mare as long as the height dynamics make it possible. This is the most common successful pairing between horses and zebras.

Horses are generally larger than zebras. Zebras range in height from about 1.2 to 1.5 meters, whereas a horse can generally grow to about 1.8 meters. In terms of build, zebras more closely resemble donkeys than horses in conformation.

With a top speed of 64 km/h, zebra are far from the fastest animals on the savannah. A zebra’s main nemesis is the lion, an animal that can sprint at 81 km/h!

Big cats, such as jaguars and leopards, sometimes attack, kill and eat adult caimans, crocodiles and alligators. Huge serpents such as anacondas and pythons sometimes attack grown crocodilians as well. And baby alligators, crocodiles and caimans have many predators to worry about.

The two species with the most well-known and documented reputation for preying on humans are the Nile crocodile and saltwater crocodile, and these are the perpetrators of the vast majority of both fatal and non-fatal crocodilian attacks.

If one crocodile tries to take down a whole pride of lions, the crocodile has no power to attack against them, though the lions may not be able to do him damage, because of his heavy armor scales, unless he already had some healing wound, or if a lioness manages to claw at his eyes.

A saltwater crocodile could kill a tiger in less than a minute.

Black-footed cat Black-footed cats (Felis nigripes) are Africa’s smallest cat, and the deadliest of the entire cat family – with a 60% hunting success rate.

Jaguar attacks on humans rarely occur in the wild. When they do, they are often fatal. We describe a jaguar attack on a three-year-old girl near her home deep in a remote area of the Guyanese jungle.