THE MOUNTAIN ZEBRA 



their hides. In this way his father accumulated 

 about ;^5ooo, which he invested in a large farm 

 and stock. 



Thumberg, a European traveller in the Cape, 

 relates that he saw Quagga on the veld near Zwart- 

 kops River, and around about the site where Port 

 Elizabeth now stands. The Quagga was of about 

 the same shape and size as a Burchell's Zebra. An 

 adult male averaged 4 feet to 4 feet 6 inches at the 

 shoulder, and measured 8 feet 6 inches in extreme 

 length. The head was light brown or bay colour ; 

 neck and upper parts of the body dark rufous-brown, 

 gradually fading to fulvous on the sides, and white 

 beneath and behind. The limbs and tail were pure 

 white. 



The Quagga, apart from its general coloration, 

 differs from the true Zebra by being striped on the 

 head, neck and shoulders only. The striping behind 

 the shoulders fades away into spots and irregular 

 blotches. 



THE MOUNTAIN ZEBRA 



(Equus zebra) 



The Mountain Zebra, or Wildepaard of the Boers, 

 is, as its name implies, an inhabitant of the moun- 

 tain ranges. It was formerly common amongst 

 the mountains of the Cape Province, and in similar 

 situations in South-West Africa. On the advent of 

 the European colonist to South Africa, these Zebras 



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