NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 65 
PRJEVALSKY HORSE. 
Grevy Zebra, (Equus grevyi)—This picturesque species 
was discovered in Abyssinia, when Jules Grevy was presi- 
dent of France, and it was named in his honor. It is of 
large size, covered with very narrow stripes all over its body, 
head and limbs, and its huge ears are of remarkable form. 
This species is limited to southern Abyssinia and British 
East Africa southward to the Tana River. 
Grant Zebra, (Equus burchelli granti)—Of all the zebras 
now seen in captivity, the great majority belong to what 
very properly may be designated as the group of Burchell 
Zebras. This group contains, besides the type species, which 
has practically no stripes on its legs, four subspecies, whose 
legs are more or less striped, and which may or may not 
possess ‘‘shadow stripes’’ on the hind-quarters. A ‘‘shadow 
stripe’’ is a faint, dark stripe in the middle of a wide white 
or pale yellow stripe which lies between two broad black 
stripes. 
Grant Zebra is the most heavily striped of the subspecies 
composing the Burchell group. The visitor will observe 
that its horizontal leg-stripes are very pronounced, and so 
numerous that they are carried quite down to the hoofs. 
The ground-color of the animal is a cold white, and the 
thigh and body stripes are very wide and intense. This 
fine pair was captured in Masailand, East Africa, in 1902. 
