Maneless Zebra

There are three species of zebra: (1) Grevy's zebra, which we saw in Buffalo Springs NR in Kenya (post on August 24, 2014); (2) the mountain zebra, which I have not seen in the wild, which has two subspecies: (i) Cape mountain zebra and (ii) Hartmann's mountain zebra, which we saw at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas (post on March 21, 2015); and (3) plains zebra, which has six subspecies: (i) Grant's zebra which we've seen in Serengeti NP and Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania and Buffalo Springs NP, Lake Nakuru NP and Nairobi NP in Kenya (post on August 25, 2014); (ii) Crawshay's zebra, which we have not seen; (iii) Chapman's zebra, which we saw in Hwange NP in Zimbabwe (post on August 18, 2018); (iv) Burchell's zebra, which we have seen in the Okavanga Delta of Botswana and Etosha NP in Namibia (post on August 17, 2018); (v) Selous zebra, which we have not seen; and (vi) the maneless zebra in Kidepo Valley NP in Uganda, the subject of this post. 

The maneless zebra, a subspecies of the plains zebra, is found in northwestern Kenya (from Uasin Gishu and Lake Baringo) to the Karamoja district of Uganda. It is also found in eastern South Sudan east of the White Nile (i.e. in Boma NP). It is the northern most subspecies of the plains zebra. The only substantial population is found in Kidepo Valley NP in northern Uganda, which is where we saw them. They are apparently born with a short, stiff main, but shed their manes almost entirely by the age of two to three years. 

The following are photos of the maneless zebra from Kidepo Valley NP. I find it very surprising to see so much brown shadow striping.