Editing Plains zebra (section)

===Range and habitat===
[[File:Maasai Mara 341.jpg|thumb|right|Zebras migrating with [[wildebeest]] in the [[Maasai Mara]]]]
The plains zebra's range stops short of the Sahara from [[South Sudan]] and southern [[Ethiopia]] extending south along eastern Africa, as far as Zambia, Mozambique, and Malawi, before spreading into most southern African countries. They may have lived in [[Algeria]] in the [[Neolithic era]]. Plains zebras generally live in treeless grasslands and savanna woodlands, but can be found in a variety of habitats, both tropical and temperate. However, they are generally absent from deserts, dense rainforests, and permanent wetlands.<ref name="Moehlman 2002"/> They generally prefer [[Acacieae]] woodlands over ''[[Commiphora]]''. They are water-dependent and live in more [[Mesic habitat|mesic]] environments than other African equids. They seldom wander {{convert|10|–|12|km|abbr=on}} from a water source. Zebras also live in elevations from [[sea level]] to {{convert|4,300|ft|m}} on [[Mount Kenya]].<ref name="Estes 1991"/><ref name="Grub 1981"/><ref name="Skinner"/>

Depending on the population, zebra herds may be sedentary, being highly dense with small ranges, or [[Animal migration|migratory]], being less populated with separate, extensive dry and wet home ranges.<ref name="Grub 1981"/> When migrating, zebras appear to rely on some memory of the locations where foraging conditions were best and may predict conditions months before their arrival.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Bracis, C.; Mueller, T.|year=2017|title=Memory, not just perception, plays an important role in terrestrial mammalian migration |journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences |volume=284 |issue=1855 |page=20170449 |doi=10.1098/rspb.2017.0449 |pmid=28539516|pmc=5454266}}</ref>

The loss of open grasslands due to [[woody plant encroachment]] increases predation risk and therewith habitat.<ref name=":0" />