“Zebra” explained in 4 pictures

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Children understand that zebras are plant-eating animals with stripes, that they live on grasslands, and that they live with others

A zebra is a member of the horse family.
It has black and white stripes on its body.
It has long legs and walks and runs across the grassland.

💬 What kind of animal is a zebra?

A zebra is a member of the horse family. It has black and white stripes on its body. It has long legs and walks and runs across the grassland.

🤔 What kind of pattern does a zebra have on its body?

Zebras live on wide grasslands.
Their food is grass.
They munch grass with their mouths.

💬 Zebras live on grasslands

Zebras live on wide grasslands. Their food is grass. They munch grass with their mouths.

🤔 What is the zebra eating?

Zebras' stripe patterns are all a little different.
Even if they look the same, they are different when you look closely.
Stripes are one of a zebra's big features.

💬 Every stripe pattern is different

Zebras' stripe patterns are all a little different. Even if they look the same, they are different when you look closely. Stripes are one of a zebra's big features.

🤔 What is different about the patterns on the two zebras?

Zebras live together with others.
When many animals gather together, it is called a herd.
Young zebras grow up near their parents and the other zebras.

💬 They live together with others

Zebras live together with others. When many animals gather together, it is called a herd. Young zebras grow up near their parents and the other zebras.

🤔 Who is the young zebra staying close to?