ZEBRA. 
The Zebra is remarkable for the lustrous 
smoothness of it's skin; and, in the delicate 
regularity of it's particoloured bands or stripes, 
it has no parallel. Though the colours of 
these stripes som.ewhat vary, from a chesnut 
brown to black, and from white to a pale buff or 
yellow; they are, generally, in the male white 
and brow^n, and in the female white and 
black. These beautiful stripes are alternately 
disposed, like belts or ribbands, with such re- 
gularity and exa6l proportion, that nature has 
the semblance of having employed the rule and 
the compasses. They are straight, narrow, 
parallel, and as nicely separated as those of a 
striped silk or stuff. The colours, in fa6l, are 
never blended or confused ; but arc uniformly 
preserved round the body or limb, without the 
smallest difference of hue. The head, body, 
thighs, legs, and even the tail and ears, are thus 
beautifully streaked; so that, at a little distance, 
persons unacquainted with the animal, miglit 
suppose that it was dressed out by art, and not 
thus admirably attired by nature. 
Such is tlie exquisite i)eauty of this animal, 
and so exceileatly are all it's parts adapted for 
utility 
