Plains zebras live in the [Savanna] grasslands of eastern [Africa]. They're [nomenclature|scientific name] is equus burchelli. Just a little extra background. But I noticed that the sound a zebra makes wasn't mentioned.

So, what does a zebra sound like? You'd most likely think of a [horse]. You'd most likely be wrong. Or at least partially wrong. After watching [The Lion King], my girlfriend told me that the sound you hear when the camera pans on the zebras is the actual sound they make, which sounds like [drumbeat|hooves beating against the ground]. Thinking that was wrong, I looked it up. From what I gathered, zebras make a high-pitched [bark]ing sound. Actually, it's a little bit of a mix between a bark, a [chimp], and some weird plunger-synthesized sound. A soundclip can be heard from http://www.wildsanctuary.com/zebra.html

What I meant by a zebra not sounding like a horse, necessarily, was that mother zebras make a [whinny]ing sound when separated from their [foal].

So now you know. Zebras do make sounds, but it's not necessarily like a horse.

Zebra (thing)