Do Zebras belong to the family of donkeys and Horses?
By Nic
@academic2 (7000)
Uganda
April 28, 2007 10:20am CST
They look exactly like horses and donkeys, they are very fast and they are beautiful. Can someone tell me if the zebras belong to the horse and Donkey family?
1 response
@chilasher68 (81)
• Italy
28 Apr 07
Yes, they belong all to the family Equidae,but they have probably different ancestors. In Europe e have fossils equids belongig to the extinct species Equus stenonis that showed some morphological common feature with extant zebras...
@academic2 (7000)
• Uganda
30 Apr 07
I almost thought so but did not have the kind of indepth knowledge to back up my suspicion-thank you very much chilasher68, for this best response!
