. Popular official guide to the New York zoological park . Zoos. NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK. o5. PRJEVALSKT HORSES. Grevy Zebra, (Equus grevyi).—This picturesque species was discovered in Abyssinia, when Jules Grevy was presi- dent of Prance, and it was named in his honor. It is of large size, covered with very narrow stripes all over its body, head and limbs, and its huge ears are of remarkable form. This species is limited to southern Abyssinia and British East Africa southward to the Tana River. Grant Zebra, (Equus burchelli granti).—Of all the zebras now seen in captivity, the great majority
. Popular official guide to the New York zoological park . Zoos. NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK. o5. PRJEVALSKT HORSES. Grevy Zebra, (Equus grevyi).—This picturesque species was discovered in Abyssinia, when Jules Grevy was presi- dent of Prance, and it was named in his honor. It is of large size, covered with very narrow stripes all over its body, head and limbs, and its huge ears are of remarkable form. This species is limited to southern Abyssinia and British East Africa southward to the Tana River. Grant Zebra, (Equus burchelli granti).—Of all the zebras now seen in captivity, the great majority belong to what very properly may be designated as the group of Burchell Zebras. This group contains, besides the type species, which has practically no stripes on its legs, four subspecies, whose legs are more or less striped, and which may or may not possess "shadow stripes" on the hind-quarters. A "shadow stripe" is a faint, dark stripe in the middle of a wide white or pale yellow stripe which lies between two broad black stripes. Grant Zebra is the most heavily striped of the subspecies composing the Burchell group. The visitor will observe that its horizontal leg-stripes are very pronounced, and so numerous that they are carried quite down to the hoofs. The ground-color of the animal it. a cold white, and the thigh and body stripes are very wide and intense. This fine pair was captured in Masailand, East Africa, in 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 New York Zoological Park; Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937; New York Zoological Society. New York : New York zoological Society
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