Read the text and find the meaning of the bold type words. Then, answer the following questions! Zebras are among the most beautiful animals on earth. With their bold black-and-white setripes, they stand apart form other African animals. They roam freely over the large African plains. Many people don’t know it, but the zebra is one of the few wild horses left in the world today. All horses belong to the same animal group, known as Equus. Zebra are shorter than most other horses, their ears are larger, and same of them make a barking sound! Most importantly, only zebras have stripes-even their manes are striped! Many zebrasave been killed for their beautiful skins. Fortunately, things are being done to protect zebras now. African governments and wildlife groups have set up nature preserves, where zebras can live without the risk of being hunted.
Questions: 1. Where do all the world’s will zebras live? 2. What is teh animal group to which zebras belong? 3. Lis three things you learned about zebras by reading the selection! 4. How are people trying to help protect zebras? 5. What kind of information that you get from the text?
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2) equus 4) African governments and wildlifegropus have set up nature preserves
4.african governments