
NATURAL HISTORY. — 19 
ZEBRA. 
Tuts animal is the moft wild and beautiful in na- 
ture, and is principally found in the fouthern parts of 
Africa, It is faidto furpafs all others in f{wiftnefs, 
and even ftands better and firmer upon its legs than 
the horfe. There was one in England that would 
eat bread, meat and tobacco. It differs from the 
wild afs, with which it has been frequently confound- 
ed, in the defcription given of it by feme naturalifts. 
In fhape, it more refembles the mule, than the horfe 
or the afs: It is lefs than the former, and longer than 
the latter : Its ears are longer than thofe of the horfe, 
and fhorter than thofe of the afs: It has a large head, 
a ftraight back, well placed legs, and tufted tail. The 
{kin is clofe and {mooth, and the hind quarters are 
round and well formed: The male is white and 
brown; the female white and black. The colours 
aré fo regularly ftriped, ‘that they appear to be painted, 
and refemble fo many ribbons ta over its body ; fo 
that, atafmall diftance, the zebra appears to have - 
been dreffed by art, inftead of being fo admirably a- 
dorned by nature. «© | ae 
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MULE, 
‘Tats animal is bred between ahorfe and a fhe afs, 
or a jackafs and a mare. In Spain, where they are uf- 
ed to draw people of the firft diftinction, they are fre- 
quently fold at fifty or fixty guineaseach. ‘the com- 
mon Mule is very healthy, and lives about thirty 
P years; 
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