Equus Quagga (Noun)
Meaning
Mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The quagga, equus quagga, was a subspecies of zebra that was once found in large numbers in South Africa.
- Equus quagga is considered one of the first animals to have become extinct due to human activities in the 19th century.
- Unfortunately, the last example of an equus quagga died in the Artis Magistra Zoo in Amsterdam in 1883.
- In its natural habitat, the equus quagga roamed the grasslands of what is now South Africa, an area known as the Highveld.
- A specimen of the equus quagga was recorded in the London Zoo in the early 1800s and served as the primary source of detailed descriptions of this animal.