THE ZEBRA. 



brown on a yellowilh white ground, and in the female, black on a white 

 ground : thefe llripes are arranged with the moll exact fymmetry, and, at a 

 little diftance, have the appearance of fo many ribands laid over the body in 

 the moll precife order, and with the molt elegant variety imaginable. In 

 moll party-coloured animals, the tints or markings are irregular and 

 confufed ; but, in this, every Uripe is diftind, uniform, and feparate, and 

 difpofed with the greatell regularity. The neck is adorned with a fhort 

 mane, and the tail refembles that of a Mule. 



Mr. Edwards gives a figure of a quadruped from the Cape of Good Hope, 

 which fo much refembles this animal, as to induce him to call it the female 

 Zebra ; it is, however, a diftincl fpecies, and although it greatly refembles 

 the Zebra in fome particulars, yet it differs from it in others, especially in 

 the markings on its fkin. Dr. Sparrman, who faw this animal, which is 

 called by the Hottentots the Quagga, fays that it is found in parts of the 

 country which are not frequented by the Zebra ; and that it will not ever 

 alTociate with that animal. Moreover, that the females of both fpecies 

 are marked like their refpective males, with this difference, that the colour 

 of the latter is rather more lively. 



All attempts to tame this beautiful animal, and render it ferviceable, like 

 the Horfe, have hitherto proved unfuccefsful ; wild and independent in its 

 nature and habits, it feems to difdain fervitude. Buffon fays, the Zebra, from 

 which his defcription was taken, could never be thoroughly fubdued ; and 

 that which was exhibited at the Queen's menagery, by Buckingham Gate, 

 was equally unmanageable. It is, however, probable that, as the Zebra fo 

 much refembles the Horfe in its external form, it likewife poflelfes fome of 

 the good qualities of that ufeful animal, and although a feries of years might 

 be requifite to tame and domellicate the breed, fo as to render it ufeful, yet 

 the attempts would doubtlefs fucceed in the end. 



We are the rather inclined to this opinion, from having feen a moll 

 beautiful male Zebra, at the menagery at Exeter-'Change, London, which 

 was the property of Mr. Tennant : this elegant animal was much larger than 

 the Zebra ufually is. It appeared to have entirely loft its native wildnefs, and 



