EQUINE HYBRID (in the Jardin des Plantes). 

 (Asiatic Wild Ass x Burchell Zebra. ) 



On the hind quarters are seen broad bands derived directly from 

 the zebra parent ; the body shows narrower striping probably 

 inherited from a remote ancestor. General body colour rufous 

 grey. The characteristic inquisitiveness of these hybrids is seen in 

 the averted head, the animal being absorbed in the clumsy antics 

 of a young elephant in the next pen. 



