zebras

  • Pattaya NewsAdorable alert: Khao Kheow Zoo welcomes baby zebra

    Adorable alert: Khao Kheow Zoo welcomes baby zebra

    Khao Kheow Open Zoo has a new star attraction—a cute and cuddly zebra foal that’s already stealing hearts. On Sunday, January 26, Zoo Director Narongwit Chotchoy proudly announced the birth of a female zebra foal, born on November 6 last year. The little striped beauty, whose name is yet to be revealed, was born to a six year old mother and an eight year old father and is reported…

  • Thailand NewsStripes unplugged: Failed attempts to domesticate zebras

    Stripes unplugged: Failed attempts to domesticate zebras

    Once upon a time, there were attempts to domesticate zebras, without much success. Zebras, members of the Equus genus and the subgenus Hippotigris, are hoofed mammals primarily found in the open plains of Africa, particularly south of the Sahara Desert. Currently, their population ranges from approximately 660,000 to 1 million. During the late 19th century, there was an attempt by humans…