2. THE QUAGGA
• The quagga (Equus quagga quagga) is an
extinct subspecies of the plains
zebra,which was once found in great
numbers in South Africa's Cape Province
and the southern part of the Orange Free
State.
3. How was the quagga?
• It was different
from other
zebras by
having the usual
vivid marks on
the front part of
the body
only.The other
part of the body
was brown and
the legs were
white.
4. What was the quagga habitat?
• The quagga lived in the drier parts of
South Africa, on grassland. The northen
limit seems to have been the Orange
River in the west and the Vaal River in
the east; the southeastern border may
have been the Great Kei River.
5. Why did the quagga have extint?
• It was hunted
for its meat
and hide, and
is one of the
many victims
of modern
mass
extinction.
6. Why did the quagga have extint?
• It was hunted
for its meat
and hide, and
is one of the
many victims
of modern
mass
extinction.
