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BURCHELL ZEBRA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-08-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Burchell zebra
1, record 1, English, Burchell%20zebra
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Burchell's zebra 2, record 1, English, Burchell%27s%20zebra
correct
- Equus burchelli 2, record 1, English, Equus%20burchelli
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The zebra (Hippotigris), his name comes from Portuguese zebro that means wild donkey. It lives in open savannas and faintly wooded, grassy steppes, plains and hills. It shares his domain which can cover from 80 to 200 km² with other families. Activity of zebra is diurnal, his cry is enough similar to braying of donkey, his hearing keen, his sight quite good but his smell poor. Burchell zebra eats grasses, some leaves and the bark. Zebras take part easily among them and to oryx, elands, wildebeests, giraffes. 1, record 1, English, - Burchell%20zebra
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zèbre de Burchell
1, record 1, French, z%C3%A8bre%20de%20Burchell
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- zèbre de plaine 1, record 1, French, z%C3%A8bre%20de%20plaine
correct, masculine noun
- Equus burchelli 1, record 1, French, Equus%20burchelli
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe trois espèces de zèbres, que l'on range dans le genre Equus, de l'ordre des Perissodactylae. Leur nom provient du mot swahili qui signifie «âne zébré» [...] le zèbre de Burchell, Equus burchelli, ou zèbre de plaine, qui se rencontre en Afrique orientale, au Kenya, en Tanzanie. Il fréquente une grande variété d'habitats, principalement la savane ouverte. Mais on peut le voir aussi en altitude, jusqu'à 4000 m. Il hennit comme un cheval. Son pelage lisse et montre de larges rayures verticales, qui deviennent horizontales sur les hanches. 1, record 1, French, - z%C3%A8bre%20de%20Burchell
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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