This month of February the Valencian park is receiving new births. The breeding group of zebras brings great joy with the arrival of the first foal, which can now be seen in its characteristic enclosure in the savanna where it coexists with different birds, ostriches and rhinoceroses. On the occasion of its 14th anniversary, until the 28th BIOPARC maintains promotion “with a cause” with general online tickets at €20+€1 and the annual pass at €40+€1.
It seems that the BIOPARC animals have agreed to celebrate the 14 º aniversario from the park, because a few days after announcing the birth of the first Mhorr gazelle of the year, the turn has come for one of the most recognizable species in the savannah area, the group of zebras. As usual, it has been "The girl" the female who has given the first happy news, to the give birth a beautiful colt whose sex is still unknown. Being an expert parent, it has not been necessary to intervene at any time and, as happened with the birth, the upbringing is also being developed with excellent normality.
Although the Grant's zebra (Equus burchell iboehmi) is the most common species in Africa. included in the IUCN red list (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and the evolution of its populations is motivating growing concern about the increase in the degree of threat. In this sense, for the entire BIOPARC team it is a great satisfaction not only to provide the maximum welfare to these animals, but also to confirm that the “Valencian” herd continues to consolidate itself as reference breeding group of this emblematic species. The father is the male Zambé and “the family” is completed with the other two adult females, Bom and Lucy, and the young Filomeno, son of “La Niña”.
The zebras They have aroused enormous curiosity due to their exotic and characteristic black and white coat. The question that arises when looking at them is whether they are white with black stripes or black with white stripes and the correct answer is the second, They are black with white stripes. Logically, the next question is the usefulness of these brands, which are also unique to each individual, like human fingerprints. In this matter, various hypotheses are maintained. On the one hand, it seems to serve them to defend", Because the labyrinth of stripes that constitutes the flock confuses the predator, complicating the task of choosing prey. Also the identification of each individual would be important since, when presenting unique patterns, they can use them to recognize each other within the group. Finally, they would be equally useful to combat the intense heat, since under each black stripe there is a layer of fat that can heat up about 20º more than the white areas. This temperature difference throughout your body seems to generate air currents that would have this thermoregulatory function.
BIOPARC's commitment to nature conservation is always present and, to celebrate its 14th anniversary, it has launched a promotion “with a cause” that can be used to this day February 28. Online tickets are priced at €20+€1 and the annual pass B! at €40+€1, to enjoy a whole year of wild nature. Each “+1€” will be allocated through the BIOPARC Foundation to save the chimpanzees with the Jane Goodall Institute.
