The origin and influence of the thoroughbred horse . her race or sub-species (E. z. hartmanni, 1 From private information which I have received since the conclusion of thewar, I learn that the Cradock zebras, or at least some of them, still survive. 2 Mr Pocock holds that E. zebra penricei and E. z. hartmanni are very dis-tinct from the typical E. zebra, the ground colour being brownish and the blackstripes only about as wide as the light spaces, whilst E. z. penricei and E. are probably distinguishable from each other. n] THE EXISTING EQUIDAE 63 Matschie) still survives in conside
The origin and influence of the thoroughbred horse . her race or sub-species (E. z. hartmanni, 1 From private information which I have received since the conclusion of thewar, I learn that the Cradock zebras, or at least some of them, still survive. 2 Mr Pocock holds that E. zebra penricei and E. z. hartmanni are very dis-tinct from the typical E. zebra, the ground colour being brownish and the blackstripes only about as wide as the light spaces, whilst E. z. penricei and E. are probably distinguishable from each other. n] THE EXISTING EQUIDAE 63 Matschie) still survives in considerable numbers in GermanWest Africa. The Mountain Zebra more nearly resembles theass than Burchells zebra, for its hoofs are nan-ow, it has amore tufted tail, a shorter mane, a thicker neck and longer ears(7^ inches); it has large and very broad chestnuts on the fore-legs ; it is not so large as Burchells zebra, as it stands onlyabout 12 bauds high. Its general grouud colour^ is white, butthe stripes are black and broader than the intervening spaces. Fk;. .30. Head of Giants Zebra. (being not so close as in the Somali zebra but closer than inBurchells). The body stripes are all nearly perpendicular,whilst the legs are covered with horizontal bands down to thehoofs (Fig. 29). This zebra has a very narrow dorsal band,the hair of which is reversed from the croup forwards, apeculiarity only found in this species-. But the most distinc-tive feature in its marking is the gridiron —a number of 1 Except in the Angola and German S. W. Africa races (cf. p. 62).- This fact was first pointed out by Mr R, I. Pocock, Ann. Mag. Nat. XX. (1897), p. 306. 64 THE EXISTING EQUIDAE [CH. transverse stripes running across the top of its loins, croupand base of tail. Owing to the body stripes not being con-tinued round the belly the under parts are commonly specimens show a rudimentary or vestigial dewlap, andsome would regard such as a distinct variety. This animalseems never to
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