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The Zebra 
W HOA! Sh—sh!” did you say to 
this wild-looking but beautiful 
horse? No, you know better 
than that. It is not a horse at all, but a 
zebra. His mane is short and stands up 
straight, and a horse’s is long. His ears 
are longer than those of a horse, and more 
like those of an ass. That is right—he is 
more of an ass than of a horse. Zebras are 
found on the plains and hills of South Africa. They are striped so well 
that, on sandy ground in bright moonlight, they can scarcely be seen. 
The Rhi-noc-e-ros 
H OW ugly he looks! Well, why 
shouldn’t he be ugly? He is the 
next largest land animal to the ele¬ 
phant. These monster beasts are still found 
in both Asia and Africa. They have one 
strong horn coming out of the nose between 
the little eyes, and two tusks on the lower 
jaw, and just these alone would make them 
look ugly. His skin is smooth, and is so 
placed in folds over his body that he looks 
as if he were in a suit of armor, or covered with overlapping shields. 
He loves to wallow in the water. 
The Antelope 
T HE antelope are the most common cattle on the plains of Africa. 
There are many different kinds, and they gather in large herds, 
each herd knowing its own feeding-grounds. Some are very large 
animals and others are quite small, but all 
have great speed. They can even outrun a 
swift horse. At first the antelope were very 
curious, and would come close up to human 
beings. Soon they learned that human 
beings could injure them from a long dis¬ 
tance by firing at them, so now they are 
shy, and will flee at the first sight or sound 
of a man. 
