 | Hartmann's mountain zebra, Namibia
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In Namibia, a hunter might also get lucky enough to bag a Hartmann`s mountain zebra, which looks very different from the Burchell`s to the trained eye. Mountain zebras have much thinner stripes that end at the belly line, a lovely tan muzzle, and a funny little dewlap under their throats. Their anatomy is different too; they more closely resemble mules than horses. And they can be tough to track down, living in rocky mountainous terrain, always on the alert. The other species, the Cape mountain zebra, is pretty critically endangered at the moment, so it`s not eligible for inclusion in the zebra "slam".
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