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perseverance,and patience than the Dutch peasant possesses, 

 are necessary to subdue an animal naturally haughty and 

 courageous, or to tame one that is naturally timid. It is 

 not by whips, nor goads, nor spurs, that a vicious animal 

 taken in a state of nature is to be conquered. Wounds 

 and ill-treatment only increase its resistance and obstinacy. 



In corroboration of this, M. F. Cuvier cites an instance 

 of a female which was perfectly tame and gentle, and suf- 

 fered herself to be mounted without difficulty. 



Three instances have occurred in Europe of female zebras 

 producing mules. The first took place in this country. 

 Lord Clive, on his return from India, brought with him a 

 female zebra from the Cape. The experiment was first 

 tried with an Arab horse, but failed. Asses were then 

 tried, but with no better effect. At last, by painting one 

 of these asses like a zebra, the plan succeeded. The re- 

 sult was a foal which resembled both father and mother. 

 It had the form of the first, and the colour of the second, 

 excepting that the tints were not so strongly marked. 

 After his lordship's death, this mule was lost sight of, and 

 its fate is unknown. 



The second instance took place at Turin, between an ass 

 and a female zebra, but the offspring did not survive. 



The third instance took place in the Menagerie of Paris. 

 From a female zebra, and a Spanish ass of the largest 

 size, proceeded a very well-formed female mule. This 

 animal proved a little larger than the mother, but as it 

 grew up, had much of the form of the father. It was ex- 

 cessively indocile. 



The experiment was then repeated with a horse. Con- 

 ception took place, but in the eighth month of gestation 

 the Zebra died. On opening the body, a male foetus was 

 found, without hair, but having the head marked with 

 black and white stripes. 



The Dauw. {Equus Montanus.) " This beautiful ani- 



