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POPULAR OFFICIAL GUlDt. 



GRANT ZEBRA. 



whole, do justice to the important and picturesque Family 

 Equidae, which includes all the zebras, wild asses and wild 

 horses of the world. 



The Prjevalsky Horses, {Equus prjevalskii). — Of all the- 

 wild equines which either now or hereafter may be seen in 

 the Zoological Park, the strange little wild horses from 

 western Mongolia are, and probably will remain, the most 

 interesting, from a zoological point of view. Broadly speak- 

 ing, they are the connecting link between the many-striped 

 zebras, the little-striped quaggas and the wild asses on one 

 side, and the domestic, unstriped horse on the other. These 

 wild horses possess a narrow, dark dorsal stripe, which, in 

 the winter pelage is scarcely visible, but in summer is plainly 

 evident. A perfect specimen has an erect mane, no long 

 forelock and no "chestnuts" on its legs. On the upper 

 half of its tail the hair is short, and mule-like, but on the 

 lower, or terminal half, it is long and horse-like. The win- 

 ter coat of this animal is very long and shaggy. 



Mountain Zebra, {Equus zebra). — This species has been 

 nearly exterminated by man, and is rarely seen in captivity. 

 It inhabits the mountains of Cape Colony, and it is estimated 

 that only 400 individuals remain, which now are carefully 

 protected. 



