«74 THE ZEBRA, 



ed the flie-afles, though in feafon, and no more 

 were prcfented to him. Perhaps he was alio 

 too young. Befides, he was not rendered fami- 

 liar with the females, a neceflary preliminary 

 for fucceeding in the union of different fpecies, 

 which Nature feems to require even in the in- 

 tercourfe of individuals of the fame fpecies. 



The fertile mule of Tartary, called czigithai, 

 may perhaps he an animal of the fame fpecies 

 with the zebra ; for there feems to be no differ- 

 ence between them, but in colour. Now, it is 

 well known, that the differences in the colour 

 of the hair or feathers are extremely flight, and 

 depend on the influence of the climate. The 

 czigithai is found in the fouthern parts of Sibe- 

 ria, in Thibet, in Dauria, and in Tartary. Ger- 

 billon remarks, that thefe animals are common 

 in the country of the Mongoux and Kakas ; 

 that they differ from domeitic mules ; and that 

 they cannot be trained to bear burdens *.. Mul- 

 |er and Gmelin allure us, that they are nume- 

 rous in the country of the Tongufians, where 

 they are hunted like other game ; that, in Sibe- 

 ria, toward Bprsja, they are very plenty in dry 

 years ; and he adds, that they referable, in fi- 

 gure, fize, and colour, a bright bay horfe, ex- 

 cept that they have very long ears "|~> and a tail 

 e that of a cow. If thefe travellers who ex- 

 amined 



* Hid- gen. ctes Voyages, torn. 6. p. 631. 



le M. Mulleret Gmelin, torn. 2. p. 105. 1. 



