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doubtedly, gallop down the fleetest Burchell's zebra 

 that ever scoured the plains. 



Where they have not been disturbed these zebras 

 are tame and confiding, and will even approach within 

 50 yards to gaze at the sportsman and his equipment. 

 Even where they have been hunted, one can usually 

 get a shot within 200 or 250 yards. When flying 

 from the mounted gunner these animals, when not 

 too hardly pressed, will often wheel round, and, out 

 of mere curiosity, stand and take stock of their pur- 

 suers. A shot is then to be easily obtained. Or 

 they can be stalked by the dismounted gunner, just 

 as can antelopes, where ant-heaps or bush offer shelter 

 to the sportsman. The zebra is a soft animal com- 

 pared with the antelopes, and a single bullet, decently 

 placed, or a broken leg, will effectually bring it to 

 earth, or to a standstill. A troop of Burchell's zebra 

 is to my mind still one of the most beautiful sights 

 in Africa, and the good sportsman will slay as few of 

 these animals as possible. 



Grevy's zebra, found in British East Africa, Galla- 

 land, and the south-western interior of Somaliland, 

 often ranging with the common Burchell's zebra, is 

 undoubtedly the finest of all this group. A well- 

 grown example will stand as much as 15 hands, and 

 the species exceeds in stature all its congeners. The 

 ears are of extraordinary size, but in spite of this the 

 magnificent appearance of the animal is not to be 

 denied. The stripings differ greatly from those of 

 all other zebras, the dark and light markings being 

 much narrower and of far more evenness in breadth. 



