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Zebras 



jNIONG the most familiar of African animals is the 

 i. \. zebra, which is found in two such absolutely different 

 tvpcs in the north of ("lerman East Africa as Jujuiis boc/uni 

 and liqitus granti. Although of late years the numbers 

 of th(;se animals have been much thinned by l)r(M'ch- 

 loading rifles, especially in the hands of the Askari, 

 there are still large herds of them to be met with on the 

 open plains. 



The zebra is an animal of the plains and scrub ; it 

 is not to be found in the prim(;val forests and jungles, 

 but it scampers up mountains ol some height with 

 wonderful agilit\'. Zebras are often found in the company 

 of ostriches, hartebeests, and gazt^lles ; they show a 

 special fondness tor tht; society of gnus. I often found 

 great h(*rds of zc^bras and whit(;d)earde(l gnus li\ ing 

 to<'-eth('r amicably and fre(|uenting the same drinking- 

 place. 



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