. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 74 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Remarks: not articulated, cleaned 1923 References: Willoughby (1966) paris—mounted skin and skeleton. Fig. 17. Paris quagga. Catalogue number: not registered Sex: male Locality: Cape Colony Date of acquisition: probably 1798 Remarks on acquisition: animal arrived at the Gardens of the King at Versailles in 1784 from the Cape Colony; was transferred to Paris (Jardin des Plantes) in 1793 or 1794(Dorst 1952) History of mount: original mount, mainly of wood Descripti
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 74 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Remarks: not articulated, cleaned 1923 References: Willoughby (1966) paris—mounted skin and skeleton. Fig. 17. Paris quagga. Catalogue number: not registered Sex: male Locality: Cape Colony Date of acquisition: probably 1798 Remarks on acquisition: animal arrived at the Gardens of the King at Versailles in 1784 from the Cape Colony; was transferred to Paris (Jardin des Plantes) in 1793 or 1794(Dorst 1952) History of mount: original mount, mainly of wood Description of striking features: face clearly striped; mane short; sudden change from dorsal colour to leg colour at elbow; light flanking bands of dorsal. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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