THE ZEBRA. 
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THE ZEBRA. 
His beautiful animal inhabits the Southern parts of Africa, 
where large herds of them are often seen grazing on the 
extensive plains that lie towards the Cape of good Hope. 
The Zebra is the most elegantly clothed of all quadrupeds. It 
has the shape and graces of the horse, and the swiftness of the 
stag. It is larger than the ass, and rather resembles the mule in 
shape ; its head is large, and the ears are long ; its legs are small 
and well placed ; its body is rotund, fleshy and well formed ; its 
head is striped with fine bands of black and white, which form a 
centre in the forehead ; its neck is adorned with stripes of the 
same color running round it, and the body is beautifully variega- 
ted with bands running across the back and ending in points at 
the belly ; its thighs, legs, ears, and even the tail, are all beauti- 
fully streaked in the same manner. The zebra is about seven 
feet long, from the point of the muzzle to the origin of the tail, 
and about four feet high. Such is the beauty of this creature, 
that it seems by nature fitted to gratify the pride, and formed for 
the service of man. Its liberty has remained uncontrolled, and 
its natural fierceness has as yet resisted every attempt to subdue 
it. In fact, many of them which are in captivity have exhibited 
so much viciousness that rendered it unsafe to approach them 
with too much familiarity. There is an animal called the Quag- 
ga, which has been confounded with the zebra, but it is a distinct 
species, although bearing a strong resemblance to it. 
