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Why is the quagga extinct, and what happened to it?

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The quagga, a relative of the zebra, went extinct over 100 years ago. Now, a group of scientists outside of Cape Town are bringing it back. read more

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All members of the horse family feed predominantly on various grasses. Grasses in the Karoo and southern Free State where Quaggas occurred, are sparse. Wild grass eating animals such as the Quagga were perceived by the settlers as competitors for their sheep, goats and other livestock. read more

While hunting was the chief cause of its extinction, confusion over their name was the reason why people weren’t aware of it even after they were extinct. Though ‘quagga’ specifically refers to a brown zebra with white legs and tail, it was also often used to refer to any zebra in general, especially by speakers of the Afrikaans language. read more

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