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THE ZEBRA. (Equus Zebra.) 
THIS is the most elegantly marked quadruped in nature. 
He is striped all over with the most pleasing regularity ; 
in size he resembles the mule, being smaller than the 
horse, and larger than the ass. The hair of his skin is 
uncommonly smooth, and he looks at a distance like an 
animal that some fanciful hand has surrounded with 
ribbons of white or buff, and jet black. He is a native 
of southern Africa chiefly of the Cape of Good Hope ; 
but he is also found in the kingdom of Angola ; and, as 
we are assured by Lopez, found likewise in several pro- 
vinces of Barbary. In these boundless forests the Zebra 
has nothing to restrain its liberty. It is too shy to be 
caught in traps, and therefore seldom taken alive. Were 
the Zebra accustomed to our climate, there is little doubt 
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