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ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN. 



Fig. 



THE PRINCE OF THE ZEBRA FAMILY. Elum grevyi 



THE GREW ZEBRA. FROM ABYSSINIA 



Fig. S. Distinguished by sharply defined and very numer- 

 ous narrow white and dark chocolate stripes, and by a very 

 heavj d'orsal stripe which is continued down the center of the 

 tail. ' 



The very brilliant dark-brown stripes of the 

 Grew zebra, shown in Fig. 7, certainly tend 

 to make the animal very conspicuous as seen 

 in its yard ; but from certain points of view, 

 such as that of Fig 7, where the sunshine 

 glances off the glistening hair, the white and 

 brown stripes on certain regions of the body 

 entirely disappear. Those who strongly believe 

 in the color protection theory truly point out 

 that in certain surroundings this most brilliantly 

 marked of all the mammalia almost disappears 

 from human vision. I myself have seen a small 

 herd of Grevy Zebras standing under a tree in 

 the Duke of Bedford's Park, Woburn Abbey. 

 with the sunshine glistening down on them 

 against a light background, become almost 

 invisible. The vanishing effect is only tran- 

 sitory, however, and from other points of view 

 they again become conspicuous. 



The Grevy is readily distinguished as the 

 largest of the zebras. It is characterized by 

 delicate striping, a very long head, and very 

 large, rounded ears, like those of mam' other 

 forest-loving animals. Its narrow striping con- 

 trasts very strongly with the broad and brilliant 



