(CNN) The Grevy's zebra, covered in white and black stripes, may not look dissimilar to the common zebra. But there are clear differences -- especially to someone like Sheila Funnell, who has dedicated her life's work to its protection.
This subset is the largest of the three zebra species found in Africa, and can be identified by stark white bellies, round ears and brown muzzles.
But due to hunting and land degradation, they also happen to be the most endangered zebra on the continent, according to the African Wildlife Foundation. Roughly 2,000 Grevy's zebras exist in the wild today.
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