Under ideal conditions a female zebra may produce a foal every year. One young is born after a gestation of 361 -390 days ( about one year). The newborn has brown stripes and is short-bodied and long-legged. Baby zebras weight 66-76 pound sand stand 33 inches tall. Females guard their baby from other members of the herd when it is first born perhaps giving the newborn time to learn her pattern of stripes. Foals are very attached their mothers and the bond lasts until the birth of the next foal.
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