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The Quagga

The Quagga (pronounced "kwa-ha-ha) was a subspecies of the plains zebra that lived in South Africa until the late 19th century. 


Quaggas became extinct around 1878 and the last captive died in Amsterdam in 1883.  

Taken at the Zoological Society of London Zoo in 1870

The only Quagga to have been photographed alive was this picture of a Quagga mare, taken at the Zoological Society of London's Zoo in Regent's Park in 1870. 

 It is different only in that it has brown and white stripes (not black and white) on the front part of the body. The back was brown with no stripes. 


Quaggas were pretty long (8 1/2 feet) but not tall (a little over 4 feet). They were found in big herds in the Orange Free State in South Africa and in the Karoo of Cape Province.


Quaggas were heavily hunted after the Dutch settlement. Attempts to breed them in European zoos was not successful.



 In 1984, the Quagga was the first extinct animal to have its DNA analyzed.  The Quagga Project is trying to selectively breed Burchell's zebras.



You can read more about the Quagga at  Wikipedia.



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