Tambi, pronounced tahm-bee, is officially 6 months old today, January 8! Tambi is a female Grevy’s zebra, born in July 2025. She can usually be spotted with her mother, Anna, and another female herd member, Zuri, out on habitat.
Here at Reid Park Zoo, we are home to four zebras: Ben, Anna, Zuri, and Tambi. As a herbivore Tambi and her herd receive hay, and a variety of grains as part of their daily nutrition. Tambi’s care team mixes up how they present grains with various puzzle feeders. Tambi is known to use her nose to roll around the puzzle feeders and gobble up her grain pellets. Her favorite, cinnamon flavored biscuits, are saved as reinforcement for her training sessions.
Tambi’s next big step is becoming more comfortable with standing on a scale. This behavior will allow her care team to monitor her weight regularly, and is an important way Tambi can participate in her own health care.
Out of the three species of zebra, Grevy’s zebra are the largest with the thinnest stripe pattern. In the wild, they can be found grazing in the grasslands of Kenya and Ethiopia. It is estimated that there are less than 3,000 Grevy’s zebras remaining in the world.
Reid Park Zoo is proud to participate in the Grevy’s Zebra Species Survival Plan, which works to support healthy populations of zebras within Zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). We still hear reports on how excellent Haroo, who was born at Reid Park Zoo in 2021, is doing with his own herd at another AZA Zoo.
