The quagga or couagga (Equus quagga) was an African horse-like mammal related to the zebra. In colour they resembled the ass, but differed in having short ears and in the arrangement of the hairs on the tail, which were similar to those of a horse. The body was a generally reddish-brown colour. The head, neck and anterior half of the body were striped with a darker brown, the stripes fading away in the posterior region. The under surface, together with the legs and the lower part of the tail was white, while, as in asses, there was a dark line along the back. Research Quagga
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Research Quagga
