A zebra is easy to recognize in a photograph, but its voice can be a surprise. Zebra calls include sounds described as barks and brays, as well as softer snorts. Someone expecting a familiar horse's neigh may find themselves looking around to check which animal made that noise.
That unexpected voice is a lovely detail to bring home from a zoo visit or a wildlife recording. Zebra coloring pages can accompany the memory of meeting an animal that seemed familiar long before it was heard. The striped toy on a bedroom shelf may be silent, but its real counterpart certainly has ways of making itself known.
Free Printable Zebra Coloring Pages
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Coloring Ideas for Zebra Pages
Try these creative ideas to make the most of your coloring sheets.
Try an Unexpected Set of Zebra Stripes
This zebra stands alone against white paper, so its coat can carry the whole design. For someone who loves a striped sweater or a favorite pair of socks, borrow that combination and give the animal an unusually personal outfit.
Try navy stripes on a pale pink body, leaving the muzzle a softer shade. Keep the mane and tail tuft navy to carry the same idea beyond the striped sections.
The bands curve differently around the neck, belly, and legs. Use the printed shapes as they are, rather than adding straight stripes over them. A familiar fabric pattern will look quite different wrapped around this broad muzzle and cheerful little stance.
Add Paper Petals Around the Zebra
The flowers beside this zebra have broad petals that would take small pieces of colored tissue nicely. A few lifted edges can make the flowers feel soft beside the animal's sharply drawn stripes.
Color the zebra in black and white, with green stems and yellow flower centers. Let the tissue provide the petal colors, choosing pink, purple, or whatever scraps are already available.
Tear small pieces and attach them inside a few petals with a little glue, keeping the printed centers uncovered. The larger flowers are the easiest place to begin. Leave some flowers colored flat, so the paper petals become occasional little bursts among the blooms rather than covering the whole border.
Give the Stepping Zebra a Garden Path
One front hoof is lifted, making this zebra a good candidate for a path through the grass. You could add a short row of stepping stones beneath and in front of it, with the next stone waiting below the raised foot.
Draw the stones as uneven ovals with small gaps between them. Let a few of the existing grass tufts grow beside their edges, as they might along a garden path at home. The stones can stop before reaching the page border.
Warm gray stones and yellow sunshine will suit a black-and-white zebra. A little green between the stones will connect the added path with the small patches of grass already around its feet.
Make a Four-Animal Puzzle
The giraffe stretches up one side while the monkey hangs above the elephant, with the zebra at the front. That arrangement gives a homemade puzzle several recognizable places to start, even after the page is divided into pieces.
Try warm yellow for the giraffe, gray for the elephant, and brown for the monkey, alongside the zebra's black-and-white stripes. Green plants can link the four animals without hiding their outlines.
Glue the finished sheet onto thin card and let it dry flat. With adult cutting help, divide it into six or eight large, uneven pieces. Include parts of the fence and branches in the cuts, so fitting the scenery together helps reunite the animals.