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  • Our neighbors next door, the Grevy's Zebras, for example, are almost too many to count.

    Trey Ellis: Brotherhood of Lions Offers Concessions to Zookeepers 2009

  • The Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi, EN), has undergone an 80 percent decline in Ethiopia since 1995.

    Biological diversity in the Horn of Africa 2008

  • In the drier areas several large mammal species occur such as cheetah, lion, elephant, beisa oryx, Grevy's zebra and reticulated giraffe.

    Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands 2008

  • In the north of Ethiopia a small population of African wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis, CR) inhabits the Yangudi Rassa National Park and a herd of Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi, EN) occurs in the Alledeghi Game Reserve.

    Somali Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets 2007

  • Two of the zoo's four Grevy's zebras died in early 2000 of hypothermia, and necropsies showed the animals had "no body fat" to ward off the severe winter weather.

    National Disaster? 2007

  • ~ Kenyan scientists save Grevy's zebras from possible extinction -- "Kenyan scientists said Wednesday they had rescued endangered Grevy's zebras from possible extinction after an outbreak of deadly anthrax last year and were working to increase their population."

    Speedlinking 9/5/07 William Harryman 2007

  • Check out our first installment with the Center for the Grevy's Zebra in the Horn of Africa and see how you, and your kids, can get involved in animal conservation!

    Archive 2006-11-01 DN Lee 2006

  • Check out our first installment with the Center for the Grevy's Zebra in the Horn of Africa and see how you, and your kids, can get involved in animal conservation!

    Online Activity for Kids DN Lee 2006

  • Inspector General of the Smithsonian announced that the death (in early 2000) of the National Zoo's Grevy's Zebra, a native of East Africa, died of hypothermia because of its lack of body fat.

    Smithsonian Update 2003

  • If it had not been for President Grevy's help, he would have overthrown us.

    The French Immortals Series — Complete Various

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