18 THE AFRICAN WILD ASS. 



tlie striking difference in the longevity of tlie ass as com- 

 pared witli that of the horse ; the latter rarely attains the 

 age of twenty-five years, whilst asses of thirty years are 

 not infrequent, and instances of much greater longevity 

 are on record ; thus, in the Graphic of July 1, 1893, is 

 given a portrait of a donkey now living on which, it is 

 stated, the present Earl of Feversham used to ride fifty- 

 five years ago. 



