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Zanzibar Red Colobus

Zanzibar Red Colobus

Piliocolobus kirkii

Diet: Leaf specialist with unripe fruit, seeds and flowers
Wild lifespan: Not precisely known; comparable red colobus can live two decades or more

Zebra Dove

Zebra Dove

Geopelia striata

Diet: Mainly granivorous ground forager
Wild lifespan: Often several years in the wild; longer records occur under protected care

Zebra Duiker

Zebra Duiker

Cephalophula zebra

Diet: Fruit-specialist browser with leaves and shoots as supplements
Wild lifespan: Poorly known; comparable forest duikers can live more than 10 years

Zebra Shark

ChondrichthyesEN

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

Diet: Nocturnal carnivore specializing in bottom-dwelling invertebrates
Wild lifespan: Often estimated at 25–30 years, with precise wild longevity still uncertain

Zebra Spider

Zebra Spider

Salticus scenicus

Diet: Carnivore; small insects and other arthropods
Wild lifespan: Typically about one year, varying with climate and development

Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly

Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly

Protographium marcellus

Diet: Herbivore as a larva; nectar feeder as an adult
Wild lifespan: Adults usually live a few weeks; overwintering occurs in the pupal stage