THE QUAGGA: THE ZEBRA WHO MISPLACED ITS STRIPES

The Extinct Quagga, Equus quaggaThe quagga was one of southern Africa’s most distinctive grazing animals—a zebra at the front, a chestnut-brown horse at the back, and something of a fashion rebel throughout. Its head, neck and shoulders carried dark stripes, while those stripes gradually faded along the body, leaving the hindquarters largely brown and the legs pale.Once treated as a separate