The Alabama Safari Park Welcomes
Two Zebra Foals for Mother's Day!
The Alabama Safari Park is seeing double when it comes to zebra foals. The park welcomed the birth of a male Grant’s zebra foal, born to mom Ophelia and a female Grevy’s zebra foal, born to mom Yogi, this week.
The Alabama Safari Park is seeing double when it comes to zebra foals. The park welcomed the birth of a male Grant’s zebra foal, born to mom Ophelia and a female Grevy’s zebra foal, born to mom Yogi, this week.
Park Director Jean Benchimol said: "We are delighted to announce the birth of a beautiful female foal to our Grevy's zebra mare, Yogi. Every birth is important as Grevy’s zebras are one of Africa’s most endangered large mammals."
Known as the imperial zebra, Grevy's zebras are also the most threatened of the three species of zebra, the other two being the plains zebra and the mountain zebra. With fewer than 3,000 remaining in the wild and approximately 200 in human care in the United States, Grevy's zebras are in very serious danger of extinction.
“Both Grant’s and Grevy’s zebras are pregnant for 13 months so the birth of foals from two zebra species in the week leading up to Mother’s Day makes this announcement extra special,” said Benchimol
Visitors can watch both foals enjoying their new habitat and herds while exploring the safari drive-thru.