Plains zebra
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The plains zebra is the most common and geographically widespread species of zebra. Its range is fragmented, but spans much of southern and eastern Africa south of the Sahara. Six or seven subspecies
Equus quagga burchellii Etosha, 2014
The skeleton exhibit in the Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Close-up of striping pattern of zebra in Tanzania
Zebras migrating with wildebeest in the Maasai Mara
Quagga
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The quagga is an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra which was endemic to South Africa until it was hunted to extinction in the late 19th century. It was long thought to be a distinct species, but
Plains zebra
…Its range is fragmented, but spans much of southern and eastern Africa south of the Sahara. Six or seven subspecies have been recognised, including the quagga which was thought to be a separate species. More recent research supports variations in zebra populations being clines rather than subspecies. Plains…
Quagga photo
1889 illustration of a quagga (lower left) alongside other equines
Painting of a stallion in Louis XVI's menagerie at Versailles by Nicolas Maréchal, 1793
1858 illustration of a herd