ZEBRAo 
from Ethiopia to the Cape of Good Hope, 
and from thence as far as Congo. It exists 
not in Europe, Asia, or America, nor in any 
of the northern parts of Africa. Those men- 
tioned by some voyagers to have been seen in 
Brasil, had been transported thither from 
Africa ; others, noticed in Persia and in Tur- 
key, had been carried from Ethiopia; and al- 
most all which have ever been brought to 
Europe, came from the Cape of Good Hope. 
This point of Africa is their native cHmate, 
where they feed in herds, and are very nu- 
merous. Such, however, is their vigilance, 
that they never suffer any thing to approach 
them ; and their extreme celerity soon renders 
vain every hope of pursuit. 
This animal, in it*s shape as well as size, 
seems to be a nearer resemblance of the mule 
than either of the horse or the ass. It*s ears 
are shorter than those of the latter, and longer 
than the former. It's head is large, it's back 
straight, and it's tail tufted at the end, like the 
ass; and, like the horse, it's skin is smooth 
and close, and it's posteriors are round and 
fleshy. 
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