THE ZEBRA. 3 
Its legs. Mr. Burchell describes these as the 
®ost beautifully marked animals he had ever 
seen. “ Their clean, sleek limbs,” says he, 
“ glittered in the sun ; and the brightness and 
regularity of their striped coat presented a 
picture of extraordinary beauty, in which pro- 
bably they are not surpassed by any animal 
that we are acquainted with. It is indeed 
equalled in this particular by the dauw, w'hose 
stripes are more regular and better defined, 
but do not offer to the eye so lively a co- 
louring.” 
The zebra feeds in herds, subsisting entirely 
on vegetables. It is difficult to take these 
animals, on account of their vigilance and 
their extraordinary swiftness. They are fre- 
quently found in company with ostriches. It 
IS supposed that the wary disposition of these 
birds, and their great acuteness of sight, are 
serviceable to their four-footed companions, in 
Warning them of the approach of danger. 
