water ▁Creek , ▁on ▁a ▁l ush ▁tropical ▁island . ▁In ▁a ▁typical ▁book ▁or ▁episode , ▁the ▁enthus i astic ▁z eb ra ▁" t ro ts ▁into ▁trouble " ▁through ▁his ▁slightly ▁ecc ent ric ▁behaviour . ▁He ▁is ▁followed ▁by ▁his ▁friends ▁Mc Me er ▁the ▁me erk at ▁and ▁Bert ie ▁Bird ▁the ▁anxious ▁gu inea ▁f ow l . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁can ce led ▁due ▁to ▁low ▁ratings ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁picture ▁books ▁for ▁ages ▁approximately ▁ 2 – 5 ▁years ▁were ▁published ▁by ▁Har per Coll ins : ▁ ▁Z ig by ▁Cam ps ▁Out ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) ▁ ▁Z ig by ▁Hun ts ▁for ▁Tre asure ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) ▁ ▁Z ig by ▁and ▁the ▁Ant ▁Inv aders ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁ ▁Z ig by ▁D ives ▁In ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁▁ ▁Z ig by ▁and ▁the ▁Mon ster ▁( 2 0 0 5 ) ▁ ▁Four ▁board ▁books ▁( Go - K art , ▁The ▁Pic nic , ▁The ▁B irth day ▁Party , ▁Toy ▁Box ) ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁publish er . ▁As ▁of ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁ 3 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁had ▁been ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 5 ▁countries . ▁ ▁Television ▁series ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁an ▁animated ▁series ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁character ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁