THE ZEBRA. 



coarse, and of a very peculiar flavor. The Boers, who call themselves by the title of 

 "baptized men," think they would be derogating from their dignity to partake of the 

 flesh of the Zebra, and generously leave the animal to be consumed by their Hottentot 

 servants. When wounded, the Zebra gives a kind of groan, which is said to resemble 

 that of a dying man. 



In disposition the Zebra is fierce, obstinate, and nearly untameable. The efforts used 

 by Mr. Rarey in reducing to obedience the Zebra of the Zoological Gardens are now 

 matter of history. The little brindled animal gave him more trouble than the liu^e 

 savages on whom he had so successfully operated, and it overset some of his calcula- 

 tions by the fact that it was able to kick as fiercely from three legs as a horse from 

 four. 



ZEBRA. Aslaus Zebra. 



In its habits the Zebra resembles the dziggetai more than the dauw, as it is always 

 found in hilly districts, and inhabits the high craggy mountain ranges in preference to 

 the plains. It is a mild and very timid animal, fleeing instinctively to its mountain 

 home as soon as it is alarmed by the sight of a strange object. 



BETWEEN the zebras and the domestic ass several curious Mules have been pro- 

 duced, and maybe seen in the collection of the British Museum. It is worthy of notice, 

 that wherever a cross breed has taken place, the influence of the male parent seems to 

 be permanently impressed on the mother, who in her subsequent offspring imprints 

 upon them some characteristic of the interloper. 



