. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. 172 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. MARE AND FOAL OF BURCHELL'S ZEBRA These animals breed regularly in captivity far distant, and it is my experience that these animals require to drink daily, and never wander more than a few miles away from tne pool or river they frequent. This species of zebra may often be seen in Southern Africa in company with other animals, such as buffaloes, blue wildebeests, elands, gemsbucks, roan and sassaby ante- lopes, and ostriches, and I have upon several occasions seen them come up to domestic cattle and horses. They are natur
. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. 172 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. MARE AND FOAL OF BURCHELL'S ZEBRA These animals breed regularly in captivity far distant, and it is my experience that these animals require to drink daily, and never wander more than a few miles away from tne pool or river they frequent. This species of zebra may often be seen in Southern Africa in company with other animals, such as buffaloes, blue wildebeests, elands, gemsbucks, roan and sassaby ante- lopes, and ostriches, and I have upon several occasions seen them come up to domestic cattle and horses. They are naturally not very wary, and in parts of the country where they have not been much molested are often very inquisitive, and will come trotting quite close up to a caravan, provided they do not get the scent of human beings. Foals of this species are easily caught, and become at once very tame and confiding; nor do I believe that adult Burchell's zebras are such vicious animals as is generally supposed, since I have seen several which were very quiet and well broken, whilst even the half-broken animals, which were at one time used on one of the coach-lines in the Transvaal, did not appear very vicious. As with Grevy's zebra, the flesh of the species under consideration is much appreciated both by natives and lions. I have often seen the fat on the quarters of the mares quite an inch thick. It is of a dark yellow colour, and too rich to suit the stomach of a European: The meat is rather sweet in taste, but if fried with bacon not at all unpalatable. Professor Ewart has lately carried out a very interesting series of experiments on the hybrid- ising of zebras and horses. The results were very satisfactory. The zebra cross proved to be very hardy creatures, capable of wintering in the open on the hills of Scotland. The scientific data obtained were of singular value, as showing the effect of crossbreeding on subsequent generations of foals of the same mother. It has long been believed t
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