quagga

• Mamífero extinto da África do Sul, semelhante a uma zebra, que desapareceu no final do século XIX.

An extinct mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra, which disappeared in the late 19th century.

1. Extinct zebra-like mammalC1formal

   A now-extinct subspecies of plains zebra that once lived in South Africa, distinguished by having stripes only on the front part of its body.

   Quagga

   • The quagga was hunted to extinction in the late 19th century.
   • Museum specimens show that the quagga had a unique stripe pattern.
   • Scientists are attempting to revive the quagga through selective breeding.