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Laikipia Zebras: Tidbits and Why they Matter Daniel I. Rubenstein Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Princeton University
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I. Two Types of Societies
Living Equids Social System
Plains Zebras
Mountain Zebras
Wild Horses
Feral Domestic Horses closed
membership
Grevy’s Zebras
Asiatic Wild Asses
African Wild Asses
openmembership
Why does it matter?
- Wandering malesdon’t protect females& young
-50% lion scat containonly Grevy’s hair (Lewa: GZ only 25%)
II. Grevy’s Don’t like Black Cotton Soil
Why does it matter?
Poor performance = Hybrids
III. Some Laikipia Zebra Populations are Declining
Theoretical Populations
Actual Populations
Ol Pejeta Conservancy PZ
Hotspotter IDs
Lewa GZBorana PZ
Mpala GZ & PZOl Jogi GZ
Why does it matter?New approach needed for balancingspecies at risk