122 CENTRAL AFRICAN GAME AND ITS SPOOR. 



ZEBRA (Equus burchelli). 



Native Names. 



Chinyanja Mbidzi. Chitonga Boli. 



Chikunda Mbidzi. Swahili Punda Milia. 



Chiyao Mbunda. Chibisa Chimbweti. 



Zulu (Ngoni) . . . Liduwi. Chisenga Bizi. 



Food. 

 Grass, bamboo leaves. 



Spoor. 



Like that of an unshod horse, but smaller. Dung also very similar to horse. 

 Hoof often cracks excessively, and a large chip from the front may give it a 

 cloven appearance on first sight, like that of a small eland. 



Habitat. 



Very fond of hills. 



Prefer a country with stony hills broken with nullahs and with clumps of bamboo 

 and occasional luscious grassy dambos. In such a country they will live in the hills 

 most of the day, coming down to feed night, morning, and evening. 



Habits. 



Found in herds of from two to three animals up to, in some places, as many as 

 forty or more together. 



Where they have not been shot at they are wonderfully tame, and will watch one 

 passing from a distance of a hundred yards without troubling to move off further. 



It is very difficult to distinguish the stallion from the mare without considerable 

 practice. 



Graze with their heads all pointing in one direction, unlike most animals. 



Notes. 



