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_ QUAGGA.

Turs animal, which used to be confounded with the
zebra, is now acknowledged to be quite a distinct species. _
It inhabits the same parts of Africa as the zebra; but
is always found in separate herds, never associating with
it. It is about the same size as the zebra, but less
elegant in its shape and marks, and of a much more
docile nature. The head and neck of the quagga are dark
blackish brown; the body of a clear brown, becoming
paler beneath, the under part being nearly white, as
well as the legs. The head and neck are striped with
greyish white; there are ten bands in the neck; the
mane is blackish, short, much thicker than that of the
zebra, commencing on the forehead, and is, like the
zebra’s, striped; a black band runs along the back to
the tail, which is like that of a cow, with a dark
‘brown or black tuft of hair at its extremity. The
quagga in its form, proportions, lightness of figure, and
smallness of head and ears, bears a greater resemblance
to the horse than the zebra.

Quaggas associate in herds, frequently to the number
of a hundred, in the most solitary regions of Southern
Africa. Delalande observed great flocks of them at the
mouth of the Grootvis river; which, during the night,
would approach near to his tent. The cry_of this animal
bears a strong resemblance to the barking of a dog.
He is very easily tamed, and rendered subservient to do-
mestic purposes. It is a matter of surprise that the
quagga has not been made more useful to man; as its

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