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'''Hamilton''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Harris County, Georgia|Harris County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States]]. It is part of the [[Columbus, Georgia]]-[[Alabama]] [[Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].{{GR|6}} The population was 307 at the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]].


==Geography==
'''Zebras''' are [[African]] [[equids]] best known for their distinctive white and black stripes. Their stripes come in different patterns unique to each individual. They are generally social animals and can be seen in small harems to large herds. Zebras are generally 2.3 m (8ft) long, stand 1.25-1.5 m (4-5ft) at the shoulder, and weigh around 300kg (660 lbs), although some can grow to more than 410 kg (900 lbs). In addition to their stripes, zebras have erect, [[Mohawk hairstyle|mohawk]]-like manes. Unlike their closest relatives, [[horse]]s and [[donkey]]s, zebras have not been truly domesticated.


Hamilton is located at {{coor dms|32|45|53|N|84|52|23|W|city}} (32.764669, -84.873103){{GR|1}}.
There are three species of zebra: the '''[[Plains Zebra]]''', '''[[Grevy's Zebra]]''' and the '''[[Mountain Zebra]]'''. The Plains zebra and the Mountain Zebra belong to the subgenus ''Hippotigris'', but the Grevy's zebra is the sole species of subgenus ''Dolichohippus''. The latter resembles an [[Asinus|ass]] while the former two are more horse-like. Nevertheless, DNA and molecular data show that zebras do indeed have [[monophyletic]] origins. All three belong to the genus ''Equus'' along with other equids. In certain regions of Kenya, Plains zebras and Grevy's zebras coexist.


According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 2.1&nbsp;[[square mile]]s (5.4&nbsp;[[km²]]), all of it land.
The unique stripes and behaviors of zebras make these among the most familiar animals to people. They can be found in a variety of habitats, such as grasslands, savannas, woodlands, thorny scrublands, mountains and coastal hills. However, various anthropogenic factors have severely impacted zebra populations, in particular hunting for skins and habitat destruction. The Grevy's zebra and the Mountain zebra are endangered. While the Plains zebras are much more plentiful, one subspecies, the quagga, went extinct in the late nineteenth century.


==Demographics==
The name "zebra" comes from the [[Old Portuguese]] word ''zevra'' which means "[[wild ass]]". The pronunciation (in [[Help:Pronunciation|IPA]]) is {{IPA|/ˈzɛbrə/}} (ZEB-ra) internationally, or {{IPA|/ˈziːbrə/}} (ZEE-bra) in North America.
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 307 people, 131 households, and 83 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 147.2 people per square mile (56.7/km²). There were 144 housing units at an average density of 69.0/sq&nbsp;mi (26.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.75% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 29.97% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.63% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.33% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.33% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.33% of the population.


There were 131 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.00.
==Taxonomy and evolution==
{{see also|Horse evolution}}
Zebras were the second species to diverge from the earliest proto-horses, after the asses, around 4 million years ago. The Grevy's zebra is believed to have been the first zebra species to emerge. Fossils of an ancient equid were discovered in the [[Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument]] in [[Hagerman, Idaho]]. It was named the [[Hagerman horse]] with a scientific name of ''Equus simplicidens''. It is believed to have been similar to the Grevy's zebra.{{fact}} The animals had stocky zebra-like bodies and short, narrow, donkey-like skulls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/horses/horse_evol.html|title=Horse Evolution|author=Hunt, Kathleen|date=1995-01-04|accessdate=2008-10-10|publisher=TalkOrigins Archive}}</ref> The Grevy's zebra also has a donkey-like skull. The Hagerman horse is also called the American zebra or Hagerman zebra.
===Species===
[[Image:Zebra Botswana edit02.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Zebras in Botswana]]
There are three [[extant taxon|extant]] [[species]], as well as several [[subspecies]]. Zebra populations vary a great deal, and the relationships between and the [[taxonomy|taxonomic]] status of several of the subspecies are well known.


In the city the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males.
The [[Plains Zebra]] (''Equus quagga'', formerly ''Equus burchelli'') is the most common, and has or had about twelve subspecies distributed across much of southern and eastern Africa. It, or particular subspecies of it, have also been known as the Common Zebra, the [[Dauw]], [[Burchell's Zebra]] (actually the subspecies ''Equus quagga burchelli''), Chapman's Zebra, [[Johan August Wahlberg|Wahlberg]]'s Zebra, [[Frederick Selous|Selous]]' Zebra, Grant's Zebra, Boehm's Zebra and the [[Quagga]] (another [[extinction|extinct]] subspecies, ''Equus quagga quagga'').


The median income for a household in the city was $32,143, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $32,083 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,292. About 5.2% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 21.8% of those sixty five or over.
The [[Mountain Zebra]] (''Equus zebra'') of southwest Africa tends to have a sleek coat with a white belly and narrower stripes than the Plains Zebra. It has two subspecies and is classified as endangered.

[[Grevy's Zebra]] (''Equus grevyi'') is the largest type, with a long, narrow head making it appear rather [[mule]]-like. It is an inhabitant of the semi-arid [[grassland]]s of [[Ethiopia]] and northern [[Kenya]]. The Grevy's Zebra is one of the rarest species of zebra around today, and is classified as endangered.

Although zebra species may have overlapping ranges, they do not interbreed. This held true even when the Quagga and Burchell's race of Plains Zebra shared the same area. According to Dorcas McClintock in "A Natural History Of Zebras," Grevy's zebra has 46 chromosomes; plains zebras have 44 chromosomes and mountain zebras have 32 chromosomes. In captivity, Plains Zebras have been crossed with mountain zebras. The hybrid foals lacked a [[dewlap]] and resembled the Plains Zebra apart from their larger ears and their hindquarters pattern. Attempts to breed a Grevy's zebra stallion to Mountain Zebra mares resulted in a high rate of miscarriage.

===Species classification===
[[Image:Equus grevyi in Kenya (male).jpg|thumb|250px|right|Grevy's Zebra in Kenya]]
[[Image:LAzooZebra.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A Zebra in captivity at the Los Angeles Zoo]]
* '''Genus: ''[[Equus]]'''''
**'''Subgenus: ''Hippotigris'''''
*** [[Plains Zebra]], ''Equus quagga''
**** [[Quagga]], ''Equus quagga quagga'' ([[Extinction|extinct]])
**** [[Burchell's Zebra]], ''Equus quagga burchellii'' (includes Damara Zebra)
**** [[Grant's Zebra]], ''Equus quagga boehmi''
****[[Selous' zebra]], ''Equus quagga borensis''
**** [[Chapman's Zebra]], ''Equus quagga chapmani''
**** [[Crawshay's Zebra]], ''Equus quagga crawshayi''
*** [[Mountain Zebra]], ''Equus zebra''
**** [[Cape Mountain Zebra]], ''Equus zebra zebra''
**** [[Hartmann's Mountain Zebra]], ''Equus zebra hartmannae''
** '''Subgenus: ''Dolichohippus'''''
*** [[Grevy's Zebra]], ''Equus grevyi''

==Physical attributes==
===Stripes===
Zebras are black or dark animals with white stripes and their bellies have a large white blotch for camouflage purposes.<ref>[[Stephen Jay Gould|Gould, S. J.]] (1983) ''Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes: Further Reflections in Natural History.'' New York: W. W. Norton and Company.</ref> Some zebras have brown "shadow stripes" in between the white and black coloring.

Zebras are described as black with white stripes rather than the reverse for the following three reasons:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/nov99/941836717.Zo.r.html|title=Is a zebra white with black stripes or black with white stripes?|author=Wingert, June M.|date=1999-11-05|accessdate=2008-10-10|publisher=MadSci Network}}</ref>
#White equids would not survive well in the African plains or forests.
#The quagga, an extinct Plains zebra subspecies, had the zebra striping pattern in the front of the animal, but had a dark rump.
#When the region between the pigmented bands becomes too wide, secondary stripes emerge, as if suppression was weakening.

The fact that some zebras have pure white bellies and legs is not very strong evidence for a white background, since many animals of different colors have white or light colored bellies and legs.
[[Image:Zebra2.jpg|left|thumb|200px|A mother nursing her young blends into a stand of deadwood.]]
The stripes are typically vertical on the head, neck, forequarters, and main body, with horizontal stripes at the rear and on the legs of the animal. The "[[zebra crossing]]" is named after the zebra's black and white stripes.

Some [[Zoology|zoologists]] believe that the stripes act as a [[camouflage]] mechanism. This is accomplished in several ways. First, the [[vertical]] striping helps the zebra hide in grass. While seeming absurd at first glance considering that grass is neither white nor black, it is supposed to be effective against the zebra's main [[predator]], the [[lion]], which is [[color blind]]. Theoretically a zebra standing still in tall grass may not be noticed at all by a lion. Additionally, since zebras are herd animals, the stripes may help to confuse predators - a number of zebras standing or moving close together may appear as one large animal, making it more difficult for the lion to pick out any single zebra to attack.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://science.howstuffworks.com/question454.htm | title=How do a zebra's stripes act as camouflage? | publisher=How Stuff Works | accessdate=2006-11-13}}</ref> A herd of zebras scattering to avoid a predator will also represent to that predator a confused mass of vertical stripes travelling in multiple directions making it difficult for the predator to track an individual visually as it separates from its herdmates, although biologists have never observed lions appearing confused by zebra stripes.

Stripes are also believed to play a role in sexual attractions, with slight variations of the pattern allowing the animals to distinguish between individuals.

A more recent theory, supported by experiment, posits that the disruptive colouration is also an effective means of confusing the visual system of the blood-sucking [[tsetse fly]].<ref>Waage, J. K. (1981). How the zebra got its stripes: biting flies as selective
agents in the evolution of
zebra colouration. J. Entom. Soc. South Africa. 44: 351 - 358.
</ref> Alternative theories include that the stripes coincide with fat patterning beneath the skin, serving as a thermoregulatory mechanism for the zebra, and that wounds sustained disrupt the striping pattern to clearly indicate the fitness of the animal to potential mates.

[[Image:Zebra rownikowa Equus burchelli boehmi RB3.jpg|left|thumb|200px|A zebra walking]]

===Gaits===
[[Image:Zoo UL, Hartmann's mountain zebra.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Closeup of zebra face]]
Like horses, zebras walk, trot, canter and gallop. They are generally slower than horses but their great stamina helps them outpace predators. When chased, a zebra will zig-zag from side to side making it more difficult for the predator. When cornered the zebra will rear up and kick or bite its attacker.

===Senses===
Zebras have excellent eyesight. It is believed that they can see in color. Like most ungulates the zebra has its eyes on the sides of its head, giving it a wide field of view. Zebras also have [[night vision]], although not as advanced as that of most of their predators, but their hearing compensates.

Zebras have great hearing, and tend to have larger, rounder ears than horses. Like horses and other ungulates, zebra can turn their ears in almost any direction. In addition to eyesight and hearing, zebras have an acute sense of smell and taste.

==Ecology and behavior==
===Harems===
[[Image:Tanzanian Animals.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Zebras in Tanzania]]Like most members of the horse family, zebras are highly sociable. Their social structure, however, depends on the species. Mountain zebras and Plains zebras live in groups, known as 'harems', consisting of one stallion with up to six mares and their foals. Bachelor males either live alone or with groups of other bachelors until they are old enough to challenge a breeding stallion. When attacked by packs of hyenas or wild dogs, a zebra group will huddle together with the foals in the middle while the stallion tries to ward them off.

Unlike the other zebra species, Grevy's zebras do not have permanent social bonds. A group of these zebras rarely stays together for more than a few months. The foals stay with their mother, while the adult male lives alone. However like the other two zebra species, bachelor male zebras will organize in groups.

Like horses, zebras sleep standing up and only sleep when neighbors are around to warn them of predators.

===Communication===
[[Image:Zebra eating.JPG|150px|left|thumb|A zebra feeding on grass.]]
Zebras communicate with each other with high pitched barks and whinnying. Grevy's zebras make mule-like brays. A zebra’s ears signify its mood. When a zebra is in a calm, tense or friendly mood, its ears stand erect. When it is frightened, its ears are pushed forward. When angry, the ears are pulled backward. When surveying an area for predators, zebras will stand in an alert posture; with ears erect, head held high, and staring. When tense they will also snort. When a predator is spotted or sensed, a zebra will bark (or bray) loudly.
[[Image:Zebra Dallas Zoo 1974.jpg|190|right|thumb|thumb|Mother and foal at [[Dallas Zoo]]]]

===Food and foraging===
Zebras are very adaptable grazers. They feed mainly on grasses but will also eat shrubs, herbs, twigs, leaves and bark. Their well adapted digestive system allows them to subsist on diets of lower nutritional quality than that necessary for herbivores.

===Reproduction===
Like most animal species, female zebras mature earlier than the males and a mare may have her first foal by the age of three. Males are not able to breed until the age of five or six. Mares may give birth to one foal every twelve months. She nurses the foal for up to a year. Like horses, zebras are able to stand, walk and suckle shortly after they're born. A zebra foal is brown and white instead of black and white at birth.

Plains and Mountain zebra foals are protected by their mother as well as the head stallion and the other mares in their group. Grevy’s zebra foals have only their mother as a regular protector since, as noted above, Grevy's zebra groups often disband after a few months.

==Human interactions==
===Domestication===
[[Image:WalterRothschildWithZebras.jpg|thumb|250px|Lord Rothschild with his famed zebra carriage (''[[Equus burchelli]]''), which he frequently drove through [[London]].]]
Attempts have been made to train zebras for riding since they have better resistance than horses to African diseases. However most of these attempts failed, due to the zebra's more unpredictable nature and tendency to panic under stress. For this reason, zebra-mules or [[zebroid]]s (crosses between any species of zebra and a horse, pony, donkey or ass) are preferred over pure-bred zebras.

In England, the zoological collector [[Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild|Lord Rothschild]] frequently used zebras to draw a carriage. In 1907, Rosendo Ribeiro, the first doctor in Nairobi, Kenya, used a riding zebra for house-calls. In the mid 1800s Governor [[George Grey]] imported zebras to [[New Zealand]] from his previous posting in [[South Africa]], and used them to pull his carriage on his privately owned [[Kawau Island]].

[[Image:Zebra-tame-jumping.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A tamed zebra being ridden in East Africa]]
Captain Horace Hayes, in "Points of the Horse" (circa 1893) compared the usefulness of different zebra species. In 1891, Hayes broke a mature, intact Mountain Zebra stallion to ride in two days time, and the animal was quiet enough for his wife to ride and be photographed upon. He found the Burchell's zebra easy to break in and considered it ideal for domestication, as it was immune to the bite of the [[tsetse fly]]. He considered the quagga well-suited to domestication due to being easy to train to saddle and harness.<ref>Hayes, Capt. Horace (1893), ''[http://www.archive.org/details/pointsofhorsefam00hayerich Points of the Horse]'', pp. 311-316, London: W. Thacker</ref>

===Conservation===
[[Image:Capezebra.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The Cape mountain zebra was hunted almost to extinction.]]
Modern man has had great impact on the zebra population. Zebras were, and still are, hunted mainly for their skins. The Cape mountain zebra was hunted to near extinction with less than 100 individuals by the 1930s. However the population has increased to about 700 due to conservation efforts. Both Mountain zebra subspecies are currently protected in national parks but are still endangered.

The Grevy's zebra is also endangered. Hunting and competition from livestock have greatly decreased their population. Because of the population's small size, environmental hazards, such as drought, are capable of easily affecting the entire species. Plains zebras are much more numerous and have a healthy population. Nevertheless they too are threatened by hunting and habitat change from farming. One subspecies, the quagga, is now extinct.

===Cultural depictions===
[[Image:Botswana coa.png|200px|thumb|Zebras on the Botswana coat of arms]]
Zebras have been the subject of [[African]] [[folk tales]] which tell how they got their stripes. According to a [[Bushmen]] folk tale of [[Namibia]], the zebra was once all white but got its black stripes after a fight with a [[baboon]] over a waterhole. After kicking the baboon so hard the zebra lost his balance and tripped over a fire and the fire sticks left scorches mark all over this white coat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gateway-africa.com/stories/How_the_Zebra_Got_his_Stripes_San.html|title=How the Zebra Got his Stripes|accessdate=2008-10-10|publisher=Gateway Africa}}</ref> In the film ''[[Fantasia (film)|Fantasia]]'', two [[centaur]]s are depicted being half human and half zebra, instead of the typical half human and half horse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmsite.org/fant.html|title=Fantasia (1940)|accessdate=2008-10-10|publisher=Tim Dirks|author=Dirks, Tim}}</ref>

Zebra are a popular subject in art.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natureartists.com/zebras.asp|title=Zebra Art|publisher=Artists for Conservation|accessdate=2008-10-10}}</ref> The fourth [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] emperor [[Jahangir]] (r.1605-24), commissioned a painting of the zebra, which was completed by [[Ustad Mansur]].<ref>Cohen, M.J. John Major, Simon Schama (2004), ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=jIxbmyMIsaYC&pg=PA146&dq=Jahangir+zebra&as_brr=3&sig=ACfU3U13xs3A0sUyoEBFrdwtJC3Kld6hmA History in Quotations:Reflecting 5000 Years of World History]'', p. 146, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., ISBN 0304353876</ref> Zebra stripes are also a popular style for furniture, carpets and fashion.

When in movies and cartoons zebras are most often miscellaneous characters but have had some starring roles, notably in ''[[Madagascar (film)|Madagascar]]'' and ''[[Racing Stripes]]''.
Zebras are also serve as mascots and symbols for products and corporations, notably [[Zebra Technologies]] and [[Fruit Stripe]] gum. Zebras are featured on the [[Coat of arms of Botswana|coat of arms of Botswana]].


==References==
==References==
<references />
{{reflist}}
*Estes, R. (1991). The Behavior Guide to African Mammals, Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, Primates. Los Angeles, The University of California Press.
*McClintock, Dorcas. "A Natural History Of Zebras" September 1976. Scribner's, New York. ISBN 0-684-14621-5
*Churcher, C.S. 1993. Mammalian Species No. 453. American Society of Mammalogists.

==See also==
*[[Zebroid]]
*[[Tijuana Zebra]]


==External links==
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*[http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761575094_1/Zebra.html Zebra file at Encyclopedia Encarta]
*[http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/horsetigers/index.html PBS Nature: Horse Tigers (Zebras)]
*[http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/behavior/Spring2004/delk/delk.html Plains Zebra - Equus Burchelli]

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Hamilton, Georgia
City
Location in Harris County and the state of Georgia
Location in Harris County and the state of Georgia
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyHarris
Area
 • Total2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2)
 • Land2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
768 ft (234 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total307
 • Density146.2/sq mi (56.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31811
Area code706
FIPS code13-36220Template:GR
GNIS feature ID0315055Template:GR

Hamilton is a city in and the county seat of Harris County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.Template:GR The population was 307 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Hamilton is located at 32°45′53″N 84°52′23″W / 32.76472°N 84.87306°W / 32.76472; -84.87306Invalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (32.764669, -84.873103)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 307 people, 131 households, and 83 families residing in the city. The population density was 147.2 people per square mile (56.7/km²). There were 144 housing units at an average density of 69.0/sq mi (26.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.75% White, 29.97% African American, 1.63% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population.

There were 131 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were married couples living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,143, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $32,083 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,292. About 5.2% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 21.8% of those sixty five or over.

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