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Equus africanus somaliensis
Large, gray horse-like mammals with light bellies and band on the neck. They have black stripes resembling a zebra on the legs. The black markings are thought to highlight its assets (no pun intended), in this case, the legs for kicking and mouth for biting.
San Diego Zoo Safari Park. "It is found in the Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea, the Afar Region of Ethiopia, and possibly still in Somalia. A few hundred animals live in Ethiopia as well as in Eritrea. There might be still some in Somalia. Wars and food competition with domesticated animals and the local human population, as well as decreasing food and water sources diminished wild population – extremely in the past few years." - Wikipedia
"There are likely less than 1000 animals (or even 700) in the wild and the IUCN Red List of endangered species described it as "critically endangered". This means they face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild." - Wikipedia
Spotted on Apr 3, 2012
Submitted on Apr 5, 2012
3 Comments
Thank you Gerardo and Ava. I had a wonderful time with family. I haven't been there in years and found myself appreciating everything even more now that I'm a PN member!
Nice series, Cindy. It looks like you had a great day at the Safari Park!
Very cool grate series!