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whitish ground, and changing to small spots on 

 the legs. 



The ZEBRA (Equus zebra) (Ongolo of the 

 Umbundu and Quillenge, Ngolo of the Cokue and 

 Luimbe) are found mainly in the south and 

 south-east of the colony and towards the coast. 



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There are two varieties in Angola, Penrice's or 

 Hartman's zebra, in which the pale bands are 

 ochre-coloured, and wider than the dark bands ; 

 and Chapman's zebra, where there are many 

 shadow bands and few leg stripes. Both are 

 races of Equus burchellii. 



My friend Captain Blaine, who shot a few 

 zebra when hunting oryx at Elephant Bay some 

 60 miles south of Benguella, thought at first that 

 he had discovered a new race, but the handsome 

 skins when brought to England proved on in- 

 vestigation to belong to the race known as Penrice's 

 or Hartman's. The zebra is a grazer, living in 

 herds, often in close community with other animals. 

 The curious and striking colour marks of this 

 animal, so conspicuous in the open, are really 

 protective when mingled with the bands of light 

 and shadow in open forest. The track and dung 

 are characteristic, resembling those of a donkey 

 or horse and not an antelope. That the zebra was 

 once widely distributed in Angola is evident 

 from older histories and descriptions. Its ex- 

 termination from the north and centre of the 

 colony was probably due to the demand for 

 zebra tails, once the insignia of chicfship amongst 

 many native tribes, and for which precious wares 

 and even slaves were offered in exchange. 



