skin of the nock, and tlic very short, hoa\-ily-hiiilt limbs which achi])! it 

 to its mountain hal)itat. 



The call of the Mountain Zebra is l)et\veen that of the horse and the 

 ass, and usually consists of three short, barking whinnies in quick suc- 

 cession. The note is uttered with great gusto, and tlie jiosition as- 

 sumed during the call is more like that of a horse than of the ass, which 

 while braying stands ([uietly with the head up and the ears pricked 

 forward. The disposition of the Mountain Zebra is generally vicious, 

 whereas the Grant zebra is much more docile and capal)le of domesti- 

 cation. 



It is interesting to note that although the zebras were well known 

 to the Romans, this true or Mountain Zebra was the first of this group 

 to be described by Linnaeus, as Equus zebra, from the figure in Edward's 

 "Gleanings of Natural History. " The Grevy zebra on the other hand, 

 occupying the heart of Abyssinia, was the last of this great group to be 

 discovered, not having been made known to science until 1882, when a 

 specimen was presented to President Grevy of the French Republic, in 

 whose honor the new species was named. 



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