Am(.N(i all the species of tlic Ass tribe, tlie Zkbra is l,y far tlie most conspicuous 

 and the most l)eautifnl. , . . , 



The general colour of the Zrhra .s a creamy ^vhlte marked regularU Mil 

 vclvetv black stripes that cover the entire hea.l, neck, body, and Imibs, and ex end 

 doNvn to the very feet. It is worthy of note, that the stripes are drawn nearly a 

 rirdit andes to the part of the body on which they occur so that the stripes o 

 the le.'s are horizontal, while those of the body are vertica . Ihe abdomen and 

 inside ?aces of the thighs are cream-white, and the end of the tad is nearly black. 

 This arran-omcnt of colouring is strangely similar to that of the tiger, and has 

 ranied for the animal the name of " Ilippotigiis." or llorse-tiger, among some 

 zoologists, ancient and mo.lern. The skin of the neck is developed into a kind of 

 dewlap and the tail is sparingly covered with coai-se black hair. IK (lie Lape 

 colonists it is called " Wilde Taard," or Wild horse. 



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