TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL ZEBRA DAY! 

International Zebra Day was created to help raise awareness of zebras! There are three types of zebras - Grevy's, Mountain, and Plains. Plains zebras are thriving but both Mountain and Grevy's are close to being endangered.  

 

Here is a great book to read about solving a zebra mystery!

Follow Those Zebras: Solving a Migration Mystery by Sandra Markle 

 

 

Let's solve a mystery! Every year,  over 2000 plains zebras disappear from their normal grazing along the Chobe (Choh-bee) River - located in northern Botswana and Namibia, Africa. Where do they go? And why? A group of scientists resolved to work together to solve the mystery. In order to do that, female zebras needed to be tagged with GPS collars that would help the scientists track the movement of the herd. The zebras were not excited about this.

The pictures are amazing and there are lots of interesting facts sprinkled on every page. More importantly - scientists and wildlife conservationists now know which pathways to keep open in Africa to facilitate zebra migrations.

 

 If you want to learn how the scientists tag the zebras, where the zebras go, and why - be sure to read this Bluebonnet 2021 nominee! 3rd - 6th grade is the target audience but younger kids will enjoy looking at the pictures and learning more about these amazing animals.

 

 

Meet Moyo! (follow this link!  https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/how-do-you-train-zebra?fbclid=IwAR0iLp2bCu7vPCoG-n9ewgP0USIdc-5XELLUEx5wlTPJdkktPzc46_VwQ_4 )

Moyo lives at the National Zoo and his name means "heart" in Swahili. Moyo is a Grevy's zebra.