MAMMALIA—QUAGGA...ASS. 317 
frequently allowed to run loose through the Tower, with a man by her side, 
whom she does not atfempt to quit, except to run to the canteen, where she 
is occasionally indulged with a draught of ale, of which she is particularly 
fond. 
-LHE. OU.AG GA? 
Tue quagga, which till lately has been confounded with the zebra, 1s 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 ferruginovs 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 i 
found in separate herds, never associating with that species. 
THE DOMESTIC ASS? 
Ys 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 
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1 Equus couagga, GMEL. 2 Equus asinus, Lin. 
