A zebra that was disembowelled by a rhino in front of horrified visitors at a zoo was accidentally caught up in playful ‘sparring’, it has been revealed. Families enjoying a day out at ...

A zebra has died at a zoo following an incident between the animal and a rhino, a spokesperson for the attraction has said. Colchester Zoo said the incident took place at about 14:00 GMT at the ...

Zebra are closely related to the domesticated ... beasts of burden for African farmers -just imagine the sight of a rhino-mounted cavalry! Yet rhinos are spectacularly bad-tempered and unpredictable.

zebra and rhinoceros in their hundreds or thousands. Sadly, the beautiful scene doesn’t last long. By 1900, the white rhino had been reduced from an estimated 300,000 or 400,000 to less than 100 ...

This story appears in the July 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. If a zebra zigs, will its stripes make a predator zag? That’s the idea behind motion dazzle, a century-old hypothesis ...

Fragmented habitat makes it hard for Sumatran rhinos to procreate and thrive. National Geographic is supporting a conservation effort that may help. ByLauren E. James This story appears in the ...