THE WILD H0K8ES, ASSES, ZEBRAS 



IX THE 



ZOOLOGICAL PAKK 



The presence of a great Zoological Park in Xew York, under the 

 direction of the Xew York Zoological Society, will render jjossible in 

 future years the completion of the History of the Horse through the 

 exhibition and study of all the wild living ty])es. 



A complete list of the wild equines now or very recently shown in the 

 Park, and the princii)al geographic range of each, is as follows: 



\ViLD Horses. 



Przewalsky Horses, Equus przewalskii. De.sert of Gobi, Central 

 Asia. 



Wild Asses. 



Persian \N'ild Ass. E(jiiu.'< licmippus. Deserts of S. Persia, and 



Arabia. 

 Kiang, Eqtius IicihIohiis. N. Asia; Trans-Baikal Region. 



Zebras. 

 Grew Zebra, Equus grcvyi. Abyssinia and Br. E. Africa. 

 Grant's Zebra, Equus qnuiti. British East Africa. 

 Chapman Zebra, Equus burclivUi chupiuaui. Central South Africa. 

 [Mountain Zebra, Equus zebra. Cape Colony, S. Africa. 



The Przeicdlski/ ]\'il(l Horse, otherwise known as the Stei)pe horse, 

 and nearest relative of the domestic horse , is readily distinguished 

 from all modern domesticated breeds by the entire ab.sence of the 

 forelock and by the fact that the mane rises along the neck like a crest 

 exactly as in th(> zebras and asses, and does not fall over on one side, as 

 in the domestic horse. The large head, rather short and truly horselike 



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