Noun
A South African wild ass (Equus, / Hippotigris, quagga). The upper parts are reddish brown, becoming paler behind and behind and beneath, with dark stripes on the face, neck, and fore part of the body.
Source: Webster's dictionaryClick here for more information. main The quagga (main or main) citation citation citation (Equus quagga quagga) is an extinct subspecies of plains zebra that lived in South Africa until the 19th century. Source: Internet
He considered the quagga (now extinct) well-suited to domestication due to being easy to train to saddle and harness. Source: Internet
Embryological evidence supports zebras being dark coloured with white as an addition. citation Living in the very southern end of the plains zebra's range, the quagga had a thick winter coat that moulted each year. Source: Internet
In 1984, the quagga was the first extinct animal to have its DNA analysed, and the Quagga Project is trying to recreate the phenotype of hair coat pattern and related characteristics by selectively breeding Burchell's zebras. Source: Internet
It confirmed that the quagga was more closely related to zebras than to horses, with the quagga and mountain zebra (Equus zebra) sharing an ancestor 3–4 million years ago. Source: Internet
His 1840 account reads as follows: The geographical range of the quagga does not appear to extend to the northward of the river Vaal. Source: Internet