The maneless zebra (''Equus quagga borensis'') is a subspecies of the
plains zebra
The plains zebra (''Equus quagga'', formerly ''Equus burchellii''), also known as the common zebra, is the most common and geographically widespread species of zebra. Its range is fragmented, but spans much of southern and eastern Africa south o ...
spread over the northern parts of eastern
Africa
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. It ranges in northwestern
Kenya
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(from
Uasin Gishu and
Lake Baringo
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) to the
Karamoja
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district of
Uganda
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. It is also found in eastern
South Sudan
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, east of the
White Nile
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(for example, in
Boma National Park
Boma National Park is a protected area in eastern South Sudan near the
Ethiopian border. It was established in 1977 and covers of grasslands and floodplains.
Wildlife
The park is an important refuge for white-eared kob, tiang, and Mongalla ga ...
). It is the northernmost subspecies of the plains zebra. The last remaining substantial population is in Kidepo Valley National Park.
Taxonomy
The maneless zebra was first described in 1921 by the swedish zoologist Einar Lönnberg. He gave it the name Equus borensis based on a type specimen collected near the town of Bor in Southern Sudan. Later the maneless zebras have been described by several others. Also in 1954 by Tony Henley, then a ranger in the game department of the Uganda Protectorate based in Moroto and in charge of Karamoja District.
Recently, the animals in the
Kidepo Valley National Park
Kidepo Valley National Park is a national park in the Karamoja region in northeast Uganda. Kidepo is rugged savannah, dominated by the Mount Morungole and transected by the Kidepo and Narus rivers.
Location
Kidepo Valley National Park is loc ...
have been studied by the Kidepo Wildlife Foundation.
In a research study conducted by J. Pluháček, L. Bartoš and J. Vichová, it was found that out of four plain zebra subspecies, the maneless zebra was the only subspecies that male infanticides were not found.
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External links
Image of running Equus quagga borensis among white-eared kob antelopes at Boma National Park, Sudanimage of a maneless zebra at flickr
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Equus (genus)
Mammals of Kenya
Mammals of South Sudan
Mammals of Uganda
Zebras