Cape mountain zebra
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The Cape mountain zebra is an endangered, stocky, and sure-footed zebra subspecies native to South Africa’s mountainous regions, recognizable by its narrow stripes, grid-like rump pattern, and lack of shadow stripes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape mountain zebra canonical | 4 |
| Equus zebra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4034278 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cape mountain zebra Context triple: [Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area, hasFauna, Cape mountain zebra]
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A.
Jackson’s hartebeest
Jackson’s hartebeest is a large, reddish-brown African antelope subspecies known for its elongated head and speed, commonly found in savanna and grassland habitats.
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B.
Sable antelope
The sable antelope is a large, striking African antelope species known for its long, curved horns and dark, glossy coat, especially in males.
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C.
Hippotragus
Hippotragus is a genus of large African antelopes that includes species such as the roan antelope and the sable antelope.
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D.
Cookson’s wildebeest
Cookson’s wildebeest is a distinctive, localized subspecies of blue wildebeest found primarily in the Luangwa Valley of Zambia.
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E.
Aepyceros melampus
Aepyceros melampus, commonly known as the impala, is a medium-sized African antelope renowned for its agility, leaping ability, and prominence in savanna ecosystems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cape mountain zebra Target entity description: The Cape mountain zebra is an endangered, stocky, and sure-footed zebra subspecies native to South Africa’s mountainous regions, recognizable by its narrow stripes, grid-like rump pattern, and lack of shadow stripes.
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A.
Jackson’s hartebeest
Jackson’s hartebeest is a large, reddish-brown African antelope subspecies known for its elongated head and speed, commonly found in savanna and grassland habitats.
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B.
Sable antelope
The sable antelope is a large, striking African antelope species known for its long, curved horns and dark, glossy coat, especially in males.
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C.
Hippotragus
Hippotragus is a genus of large African antelopes that includes species such as the roan antelope and the sable antelope.
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D.
Cookson’s wildebeest
Cookson’s wildebeest is a distinctive, localized subspecies of blue wildebeest found primarily in the Luangwa Valley of Zambia.
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E.
Aepyceros melampus
Aepyceros melampus, commonly known as the impala, is a medium-sized African antelope renowned for its agility, leaping ability, and prominence in savanna ecosystems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
equid
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ zebra subspecies ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| adaptation | sure-footed on steep terrain ⓘ |
| averageShoulderHeight | about 1.2 meters ⓘ |
| averageWeight | approximately 240–372 kilograms ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | polygynous ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatPattern |
grid-like pattern on rump
ⓘ
lack of shadow stripes ⓘ narrow black stripes on white background ⓘ |
| conservationAction |
legal protection in South Africa
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translocation to protected areas ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| diet |
grazer
ⓘ
herbivore ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Hartmann's mountain zebra by stripe pattern differences
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plains zebra by absence of shadow stripes ⓘ |
| eats |
forbs
ⓘ
grasses ⓘ |
| family | Equidae ⓘ |
| foundIn | mountainous regions ⓘ |
| genus | Equus ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | approximately 12 months ⓘ |
| habitat |
highland grasslands
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mountain fynbos ⓘ rocky slopes ⓘ |
| hasBodyShape | stocky ⓘ |
| hasDewlap | well-developed throat dewlap ⓘ |
| hasMane | erect, striped mane ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo | South Africa ⓘ |
| order | Perissodactyla ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Cape mountain zebra
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Equus zebra
mountain zebra ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| protectedIn |
De Hoop Nature Reserve
ONNED1
ⓘ
Kammanassie Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Mountain Zebra National Park ⓘ |
| rangeCountry | South Africa ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
harem with one stallion and several mares
ⓘ
small breeding groups ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
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historical overhunting ⓘ small population size ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Cape mountain zebra Description of subject: The Cape mountain zebra is an endangered, stocky, and sure-footed zebra subspecies native to South Africa’s mountainous regions, recognizable by its narrow stripes, grid-like rump pattern, and lack of shadow stripes.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Equus zebra