THE MOUNTAIN ZEBRA. 657 



the wild ass of Thibet and Tartary. It seems to be iden- 

 tical with the onager, except that it is different in colour, 

 more heavily built, has a coarser head, and that the stripe 

 down the back is narrower. The colour of the kiang is a 

 rather light brown, which is darker and redder than the 

 light mouse colour of the onager ; but is not red enough 

 to be termed a bay. This ass is usually from 13 to 14 



P/mlo bii] [M. H. H. 



Fig. 618. — Fore foot of onager. 



hands high. It is far less wary than the onager, and con- 

 sequently falls a ready prey to the would-be sportsmen who 

 invade its domains in the high table-lands of Thibet. 



The Mountain Zebra {Equus zebra, Fig. 310) was once 

 very numerous in the mountains of Cape Colony and Natal, 

 but now it has almost entirely disappeared from South 

 Africa. A variety of this species is present in Angola 



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