. The Penycuik experiments. mulus (seven days old) and his dam, Mulatto. my mind, proves that Mulatto belongs to a well-markedand distinct breed, and that whatever the result mayeventually be, she is in every way as suitable, as welladapted for taking the place of the nearly purely bredArab mare used in Lord Mortons famous experiment, asthe zebra Matopo is an excellent substitute for the nowextinct or all but extinct quagga. It is only necessary to THE BIRTH OF A ZEBRA HYBRID. 9 add, before proceeding to describe the hybrid, that thefoals of the black Highland ponies are frequently at firstmou
. The Penycuik experiments. mulus (seven days old) and his dam, Mulatto. my mind, proves that Mulatto belongs to a well-markedand distinct breed, and that whatever the result mayeventually be, she is in every way as suitable, as welladapted for taking the place of the nearly purely bredArab mare used in Lord Mortons famous experiment, asthe zebra Matopo is an excellent substitute for the nowextinct or all but extinct quagga. It is only necessary to THE BIRTH OF A ZEBRA HYBRID. 9 add, before proceeding to describe the hybrid, that thefoals of the black Highland ponies are frequently at firstmouse-coloured, with in some instances a faint dorsalstripe, and a patch of dark hair at the shoulders, whichrepresents the bauds so often seen in dun-coloured Nor-wegian ponies. The dorsal stripe usually disappears soonafter birth, and the mouse-colour never reappears whenthe first or foals coat is once shed. Turning now to the hybrid, I may first mention that theperiod of gestation was normal, 342 days. With the mare Fig. Romulus, tweuty-seven days old. it usually varies from 340 to 350 days. In the zebra, as inthe ass, it is said to extend over twelve months. Within aminute after birth the hybrid (fig. 3) was rushing about asif he were a young zebra, whose existence depended on hisat once joining the troop of which his dam was a extremely alert, and ready to gallop off at anymoment, he seemed at a loss to understand the inaction ofhis placid dam. Though when nearly a month old TFig. 4)Romulus was no longer so restless, or like a timid younganimal whose only safety was in flight, he was still surpris- 10 THE PENYCUIK EXPERIMENTS. ingly energetic, and he seemed to enjoy nothing- betterthan coursing about his paddock as if he were escapingfrom some dreaded foe. He is now wonderfully tame, andcourts rather than shuns notice; and from the first he hasbehaved himself quite differently from a young New Forestmule I had the opportunity of constantly watching duringlast
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