Baby Zebra

Title: Baby Zebra

Location:  Port Elizabeth, South Africa

I clearly remember this Sunday morning drive. It was cold and we had a continuous drizzle to contend with, so not the kind of conditions I like when I’m out taking photographs.

After 40 minutes we came across a group of animals (zebra and wildebeest) which had young with them, some still with the umbilical cord attached.

This young zebra is likely to be only a matter of days old. They seem relatively large at birth but they need to be tall enough to reach their mother's teat so that they can feed. It was putting up with the rain and, I suppose, beginning to learn about its new environment.