In many ways, zebras are like ordinary horses I like wine name and my horse and maybe 3 people shirt. However, the fundamental difference in behavior lies in the fact that horses and donkeys have been successfully domesticated and zebras are still wild. The mane and tail of the zebra are in fact similar to those of a donkey and reflect the evolutionary history of the genus Equus. The wild ancestors of today's horses were first domesticated in the Eurasian steppes, an area where archaeological evidence of domesticated horses has been found. In order to survive in an environment with so many large carnivores including lions, leopards, hyenas, zebras evolved into a special type of animal that reacts quickly and is mobile.