Zebras Keep Fit by Ruth

At the Auckland Zoo the zebra's habitat is bare. It is very dry and has rocks and a few trees. All the zebras live together and they can see the giraffes in front of them. The zebras have to work for their food. The zookeeper puts the food inside a tube with holes. The zebra has to roll the tube to make the food come out. It helps the zebra to exercise it's mind and body. In the wild zebras live in the east and southern Africa. They live in treeless savannah woodlands and grasslands not rainforests and wetlands. Zebra's are herbivores which means they eat plants and grass. They also like to eat herbs, twigs, leaves, shrubs and tree bark. They live in a herd and not on their own. They dependant on water and some types of zebra can be found living in the mountains.