. The Penycuik experiments. Hybridization; Telegony; Horses; 1899. ZEBRA-HORSE HYBRIDS. 43 more especially in cross-breeding, the unexpected often happens. We are too apt to forget that, even when the sire belongs to a different and very distinct species, the progeny may take after the cross-bred dam. It was evident soon after Brenda (Fig. 12) was foaled that she differed not a little both from Romulus and Remus. In the first place her ears looked extremely long; they were at birth six and a half inches, only a quarter of an inch Fig. Brenda : two months old. shorter than the ears of her
. The Penycuik experiments. Hybridization; Telegony; Horses; 1899. ZEBRA-HORSE HYBRIDS. 43 more especially in cross-breeding, the unexpected often happens. We are too apt to forget that, even when the sire belongs to a different and very distinct species, the progeny may take after the cross-bred dam. It was evident soon after Brenda (Fig. 12) was foaled that she differed not a little both from Romulus and Remus. In the first place her ears looked extremely long; they were at birth six and a half inches, only a quarter of an inch Fig. Brenda : two months old. shorter than the ears of her dam, and quite as long as those of her sire; at six months they were seven and a half inches. On the other hand, the head is relatively short— shorter than the head of a twelve-hands Iceland pony's hybrid. The height at the withers was forty-three inches, one inch more than in Remus, and four inches more than in the Iceland hybrid. At birth Brenda, apart from her ears, looked not unlike an ordinary bay foal, but soon. 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 Ewart, J. C. (James Cossar), 1851-1933. London, A. and C. Black
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