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frequently allowed to run loose through, the Tower, with a man by her side, 

 whom she does not attempt to quit, except to run to the canteen, where she 

 is occasionally indulged with a draught of ale, of which she is particularly 

 fond. 



THE QUAGGA.i 



The quagga, which till lately has been confounded with the zebra, is now 

 acknowledged as a distinct species, much allied to the former, but marked 

 with fewer and larger bands, which are of a browner color than in the 

 zebra, and are chiefly disposed on the fore parts of the animal ; while the 

 hind parts are rather spotted than striped. The ground color also of the 

 quagga is of a ferruginous tinge, especially on the thighs and back. It is 

 of a milder nature than the zebra, and is said to have been successfully 

 used by some of the Dutch colonists at the Cape, in the manner of a horse, 

 for draught, &c. It inhabits the same parts of Africa as the zebra, but is 

 found in separate herds, never associating with that species. 



THE DOMESTIC ASS2 



Is naturally as humble, patient, and quiet, as the horse is proud, ardent, and 

 impetuous. He suffers with constancy, and perhaps with courage, chastise- 

 ment and blows. He is moderate, both as to the quantity and quality of 

 his food. He is contented with the hardest and most disagreeable herbs, 

 which the horse, and other animals, will leave with disdain. He is very 

 delicate, -with respect to his water, for he will drink none but the clearest, 

 and from rivulets which he is acquainted with. He drinks as moderately 

 as he eats, and does not put his nose in the water, through fear, as some 



' Equus couagga, Gmel. 



2 Equus asinus, Lin. 



