Wild Horses, Asses and Zebras 3901 
zoological gardens. To give some idea of the prices asked and obtained for these 
animals, on referring to Carl Hagenbeck’s catalogue, I find a female Chapman’s zebra 
marked at £150. 
Zebras breed readily with horses and asses, and a very fine hybrid may now be 
seen in the London Zoo. Wild asses and zebras are curious and inquisitive animals, 
and will frequently walk right up to one’s camp to see what is going on. In the 
old days, when game was 
thick on the South African 
veldt, zebras would accom- 
pany the Cape carts drawn 
by oxen for miles, gambol- 
ling and curyetting all round 
them. Naturally under these 
circumstances they were not 
—especially the foals—very 
difficult to catch. At one 
time half-broken animals 
were used on some of the 
coach limes in the Trans- 
vaal, and speedily became 
comparatively tame, though 
at times their peculiarities 
were said to “out mule 
the mule.” In any case, 
however, as draught animals, 
in the ordinary sense of 
the term, they cannot be 
pronounced an unqualified 
success. Possibly hybrids 
might prove more amenable 
to bit and bridle, but that 
remains to be seen. 
In Tibet, the  sports- 
man’s stalk after ibex or Tibetan gazelle is frequently spoilt by the kiangs, the wild 
asses of that region, which, when they have sighted a man, come gallopig down 
the hill towards him and frighten off the better game, much to the annoyance of 
the sportsman. 
Photograph by Percy Ashenden. 
7 BURCHELL’S ZEBRAS AT HOME. 
NOTICE. 
THe Hditor desires to draw attention to the announcement in another part of 
this Magazine concerning the new volume of ANrmAaL Lire which begins with the 
next (July) number; that number will also contain full particulars of a Prize 
Competition. The Editor regrets that owing to the elaborate nature of the index to 
Vol. I. it has been found impossible to print it in the current number; it will, 
however, be given away with the next issue. Binding-cases and title page, ete. will 
also be ready immediately. 
