. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. THE ZEBRA. ., ? "Ms:-- f&^ ?<=?. QUAGGA.'— Asinus gvagga. A nearer approach to the true zebra is seen in the animal which is indifferently termed the Dauw, the Peeciii, or Burciiell's Zebra. This species is an inhabitant of Southern Africa, where it is found in large herds south of the Orange River. Unlike the wild ass of Asia, the Dauw keeps aloof from the rocky and hilly districts, and is only found on the plains, where it wanders in company with ostriches, various ant
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. THE ZEBRA. ., ? "Ms:-- f&^ ?<=?. QUAGGA.'— Asinus gvagga. A nearer approach to the true zebra is seen in the animal which is indifferently termed the Dauw, the Peeciii, or Burciiell's Zebra. This species is an inhabitant of Southern Africa, where it is found in large herds south of the Orange River. Unlike the wild ass of Asia, the Dauw keeps aloof from the rocky and hilly districts, and is only found on the plains, where it wanders in company with ostriches, various antelopes, and other strange comrades. The general appearance of this species bears a considerable resemblance to that of the zebra, from which animal it maybe immediately distinguished by the color, number, and extent of the dark stripes and bands. In the Dauw, the stripes are not so black as in the zebra, and instead of covering the entire body and limbs, they only extend over the head, neck, body, and the upper portions of the legs. The general color of the fur is a pale-brown, becoming grayish-white upon the abdomen and inner faces of the limbs. Like many other gregarious animals of Southern Africa, the Dauw is found to make periodical migrations, for the purpose of supporting itself with the food that has failed in its original district. In times of scarcity the Dauw, together with several species of antelope, visits the cultivated lands, and makes sad havoc anions the growing crops. When rain has fallen, and the forsaken districts have regained their fertility, the Dauw leaves the scene of its plunder, and returns to its ancient pasturage. The Dauw is capable of a partial domestication, and can be tamed to a considerable extent. It is, however, considered as possessing a tetchy and uncertain temper, and is of too obstinate a disposition to be of much use to man. By the Matabili and Bechuana Kaffirs it is called Peet-sey, and the Dutch colonists have given it the name of Bo
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