Kitui was welcomed into the world by Werribee Open Range Zoo staff on Australia Day 2008. She lived at the Werribee Open Range Zoo for 2 years before she began her journey with Jetpets to the Orana Wildlife Park, Christchurch NZ.
A Plains Zebra has broad strips especially towards its rump. Their colouring can range from black to dark brown. Their stripes are like fingerprints, no one Zebra is the same. Plains Zebras are very social animals. They generally form family groups which consist of one Male and numerous mares and foals.
Kitui was getting prepared to begin her journey; When Victoria was struck with flash flooding and Christchurch was hit with an earth quake causing the move to be delayed.On the 11th of October 2010, Kitui finally began her journey from the Werribee Zoo to her new home. Firstly she was trucked up to Sydney. Then at Sydney’s international terminal were she was flown to Orana Wildlife Park, Christchurch NZ. She was relocated to help the breeding program amongst Zebras
Kitui was transported in a custom built crate. Jetpet’s Geoff was there to make sure she was safe and got on the plane without any hassle
The Orana Wildlife Park, Is set on 80 Hectares and houses lots of different animals from all over the world. Kitui has settled into her new surrounds and hopefully will be able to successfully contribute to the Zoo’s breeding program. For more information on Kitui and all the other Zebra’s and wildlife please visit
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