It is reported, till 2012, it is OK to do not exceed 20 zebras to be reached by domestication ride domesticly by.
The colonist that 19 centuries end begins Europe to solve Africa the horses of burning hot area gets used to a problem, the domestication that ever had undertaken a zebra tries hard, but did not succeed all the time.
To film the film " zebra contest " trained 10 zebras, it is very OK to have two among them ride domesticly by, other just also can be borne or walk.
The place on put together is narrated, not be african is not willing to ride, just domestication is so difficult, still be inferior to equestrian.
The zebra comes out by the former horse evolution before 4000000, the zebra that appears the earliest may be microgroove zebra. Not quite be good at running, occupy the ground without fixed dwell, live migrate sexual life. Grown zebra is made an appointment with commonly 2.3 meters tall, shoulder height makes an appointment with 1.5 meters, weight is 300 go to 400 kilograms, more than 410 the heaviest kilograms. Besides the fleck, the zebra still has establish the hair on the neck of a pig or horse that have.
With the horse identical, zebra can fine walk, can don't go yet and go quickly. For speed, the zebra is a bit slower than the horse, but their endurance is better, want ravin their beast of prey is chased after harder. Zebra eyesight not common, they are not achromatopsia. As other ungulate, the look unfamiliar of the zebra is in the two side of the head, the visual sense is broader the audition of the zebra is very acute also, surround hearing also is gotten than Ma Hao much, can turn to aleatoric direction more, look a weak point in order to compensate the night of cross-eye, prevent to be in nightly be caught by meat animal easily.
According to this knowable, the zebra is very alert animal.
Graph: Microgroove zebra
It is relatively difficult that alert animal is met on domestication.
148 kinds of Liu Sheng that await make-up examination as domestication all over the world eat grass kind in large and feral mammal, only 14 kinds passed a test. Other do not pass domestication general because of the following reason:
1, food changes efficiency low, be in roughly 10% the left and right sides. If feed carnivorous animal, suffer change efficiency effect, raise big too would you mind, most carnivore is in inchoate take no account of domestication. 2, grow cycle is long, be like elephant, each manhood needs long time, time cost is too high, because domesticate to bother and be washed out by the history,elephantine arms is. 3, disposition is feral, cannot domestic disposition instead can hurt breeder itself. 4, scary tendency. Large eat grass kind the danger of the person that mammal preys to coming from with different kind or mankind makes response. A few kinds can become nervous when it is dangerous to become aware, the action is quick, and as usual runs away instantly. A few still is plant a start is slow, so not nervous, in group concentration seeks protection, when be browbeaten the station is not moved in place, do not arrive to won't escape when necessary. 5, social structure. The large mammal of almost all domestication proves their feral ancestor has 3 common gregarious characteristics: They live in the group; They are managing a kind of perfect advantage social estate in group member; These groups hold the life range of jackknife, is not the domain of mutual repulsion. Reside what the animal lacks quits grade to depend on alone, develop domestic attitude very hard, although live together with the person,be just like a cat, but we call it commonly " feline boss " , refuse to obey because of it person.Above when in, the zebra was occupied 3, 4 at 2 o'clock.
Cite Gulide Daimengde, " firearm, bacteria and iron and steel " a paragraph of word in the 9th chapter:
"Circumstance of 4 kinds of zebras even more flooey. Their effort had gone to domestication to let them press the room for action of the car: In the south Africa of 19 centuries, someone has tried to become them draught animal, is eccentric Wo Er special? A feudal title of nobility conferred for meritorious service is taking Luotexierde the cart that the zebra pulls has sailed on London street. Regrettablly is, become after the zebra is grown make do hard. (We are not denied have a lot of horses sometimes disposition is very irratable also, but zebra and in inferior the disposition of Asiatic wild ass wants termagancy much, and uniform and such. ) the zebra has bit a person not of release what is held be fed up with a habit. What the American zoo breeder that they bite because of this bites than the tiger even is much still! The zebra is covered impossibly also actually with lariat -- even if in Mu Maqi the bull-puncher that a Ma Guanjun obtains in art show also cannot be accomplished -- the ability that has a kind of no risk at all because of the zebra, in the gangmaster when looking at bight to fly to it one low sheered. In the gangmaster when looking at bight to fly to it one low sheered..
Can experience, the crisis of the disposition that the zebra stubborns and intractable and exceeding acumen feels. What domestication zebra needs to pay is too much, watch the better domestication of horse and ass instead, why should carry a zebra to come domestication?
African is lazy rise even Ma Dou not domestication, what is more,the rather that zebra.
