There are three species of zebra, all found in Africa. These close relatives of the domestic horse can be recognized easily by their black and white striped body. The Plains of Burchells zebra is found in open or wooded grasslands from northern South Africa westwards to Etosha Pan in Namibia and north as far as southern Somalia and southern Sudan. The Mountain zebra is found in semi desert or savanna grasslands Namibia and South Africa. Grevys zebra is found in hot, dry semi deserts in southern and eastern Ethiopia and northern Kenya.