ABLAQ, zebra, yak nav hayvoni shirkhuri toqsum, ki ba jinsi asp (Equus) mansub ast. Darozii tanash 200 – 240 santimetr, dumash 47 – 57 santimetr va qadash 120-140 santimetr; vaznash 350 kilogramm. Rangi as-lii Ablaq siyoh buda, rakhhoi safed dorad. YOlash kutoh. 3 namudi Ablaq mavjud ast: Ablaqi kuhi (E. zebra), Ablaqi biyoboni (E. grevyi) va Ablaqi dashti (E. quagga; purra nest shudaast).
Ablaqi kuhi nisbatan khurd buda, gushhoi daroz dorad. Rakhhoi siyohi on dar sagri naqshi panjararo memonand. Zohiran beshtar ba khar monand ast. Dar Afrikai Janubu Garbi va Angolai Janubi duchor meoyad.
Taqriban 700 cap boqi mondaast. Ba «Kitobi surkh»-i Sozmoni baynalmilalii mukhofizati tabiat dokhil karda shudaast. Ablaqi biyoboni nisbat ba digar namudkhoi Ablaq kalonjussa meboshad. Rangi safedi shikamash to ba pakhluho merasad. Dar kismi markazii Efiopiyai Sharqi, Somali, Keniyai Shimoli duchor meoyad.
Takriban 15 hazor cap boqi mondaast. Ba «Kitobi surkh»-i Sozmoni baynalmilalii mukhofizati tabiat dokhil karda shudaast. Ablaqho jonvaroni alafkhur buda, gala-gala (10-30 cap) zindagi mekunand. Davrai hamli onho 364 – 390 ruz ast (1-2 kurra mezoyad).
Kur- rai Ablaq badi 10-15 daqiqai ba dunyo omadan, ba po rost istoda, qadamhoi avvalinro meguzorad. Ablaq dar sharoiti suni nagz zindagi karda, nasl medihad. Ablaq misli asp tezdav nest. Rom kardani on khele dushvor ast; az jonvaroni daranda khudro bo dandon va zarbi lagat hifz mekunad. Dushmani ashaddii Ablaq sher ast. Sokinoni tahjoii Afrika Ablaqhoro baroi gusht va pust shikor mekunand. Binobar in sarshumori onho khele kam shudaast.