NATURAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA 



their markings to the mothers ; the hair was close 

 and smooth, and the edges of the black stripes were 

 clearly defined. Three weeks later, another mare 

 gave birth to a normal period foal. The little 

 creature was decidedly longer in the limbs than the 

 immature ones, and the body was covered with 

 yellowish woolly fur, at least an inch in length. 

 The stripes were present, as in the adult, but were 

 not clear cut or sharply defined, owing to the 

 fuzziness of the long, woolly hairs. This foal was 

 born during the first week in November. 



These Tafelberg Zebras agree in every detail 

 with Mr. W. L. Sclater's description of the sub- 

 species Equus hurchelli selousi (Selous Zebra) with 

 the exception that a narrow white line about a 

 quarter of an inch in breadth separates the hoofs 

 from the black band round the lower part of the 

 fetlock. 



Owing to dissimilarities in the striping, Burchell's 

 Zebras have, so far, been divided into six local races 

 in South Africa, viz. : 



(i) Burchell's Zebra {Equus hurchelli typicus). 



(2) The Damaraland Zebra {Equus hurchelli 

 antiquorum). 



(3) The Transvaal Zebra {Equus hurchelli trans- 

 vaalensis). 



(4) Wahlberg's Zebra {Equus hurchelli zvahlhergi). 



(5) Chapman's Zebra {Equus hurchelli chapmani). 



(6) Selous Zebra {Equus hirchelli selousi). 



(7) Crawshay's Zebra {Equus hurchelli crawshayi). 



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