Quagga

sourabh suman

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The Quagga, Equus quagga quagga, was a subspecies of plains zebra native to South Africa. The last specimen died in 1883, although scientists are today attempting to recreate the species through selective breeding of Burchell's zebras.

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sourabh suman

@onlinemartindia

The Quagga, Equus quagga quagga, was a subspecies of plains zebra native to South Africa. The last specimen died in 1883, although scientists are today attempting to recreate the species through selective breeding of Burchell's zebras.

Quagga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The quagga is an extinct subspecies of plains zebra that lived in South Africa until the 19th century. It was long thought to be a distinct species, but genetic studies have shown it to be the southernmost subspecies of plains zebra.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quagga
ADW: Quagga - Equus quagga

A native of southern Africa, the quagga used to occur in vast herds in the Karoo regions of Cape Province and the southern part of Orange Free State. It is now extinct.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Equus_quagga/
Quagga Zebra - AnimalCorner

The Quagga zebra is an extinct subspecies of the Plains zebra, which was once found in great numbers in South Africas Cape Province and the southern part of the Orange Free State.
https://animalcorner.co.uk/animals/quagga-zebra/
Quagga - Equus quagga quagga - ARKive

Learn more about the Quagga - with amazing Quagga photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/quagga/equus-quagga-quagga/
Equus quagga ssp. quagga (Quagga)

Find population statistics and information about the Quagga from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/7957/0
Extinct Zebra Subspecies Could Aid Equine Research - TheHorse

This revived species could offer scientists some exciting equine research opportunities.
http://www.thehorse.com/articles/32582/extinct-zebra-subspecies-could-aid-equine-research
Aug. 12, 1883: Quagga's Extinction a Nasty Surprise - Wired

1883: The quagga goes extinct when the last of these South African zebras dies at the Amsterdam Zoo. It was not immediately recognized, as the mare expired, that she was the last of her kind.
http://www.wired.com/2009/08/dayintech_0812
Project - The Quagga Project - South Africa

This unusual name for a variety of zebra has been adopted from the Hottentot speaking indigenous people of the South African interior.
http://www.quaggaproject.org/the-quagga-project.htm
Quagga Were Extinct for 100 Years. Now They're Back - CNN

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.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/africa/quagga-project-zebra-conservation-extinct-south-africa
Horses of a Different Color: The Quagga as the New Appaloosa - ICTMN

CNN reported that a team of scientists at Cape Town University has undertaken to bring back an animal killed off a hundred years ago by European settlers overhunting to extinction
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/02/01/horses-different-color-quagga-new-appaloosa-163270

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Quagga Temporal range: Calabrian (stage) to Holocene

A quagga mare at the London Zoo in 1870; this is the only specimen photographed alive
Conservation status
Extinct (August 12, 1883) (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Equidae
Genus:	Equus
Species:	E. quagga
Subspecies:	† E. q. quagga
Trinomial name
†Equus quagga quagga ( Boddaert, 1785)

Former range in red
Synonyms
List Hippotigris quagga Hamilton Smith, 1841 Hippotigris isabellinus Hamilton Smith, 1841 E. q. isabellinus Hamilton Smith, 1841 E. q. lorenzi Lydekker, 1902 E. q. greyi Lydekker, 1904 E. q. danielli Pocock, 1904 E. q. trouessarti Camerano, 1908 E. (Quagga) quagga quagga Shortridge, 1934

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Quagga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The quagga is an extinct subspecies of plains zebra that lived in South Africa until the 19th century. It was long thought to be a distinct species, but genetic studies have shown it to be the southernmost subspecies of plains zebra.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quagga
ADW: Quagga - Equus quagga

A native of southern Africa, the quagga used to occur in vast herds in the Karoo regions of Cape Province and the southern part of Orange Free State. It is now extinct.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Equus_quagga/
Quagga Zebra - AnimalCorner

The Quagga zebra is an extinct subspecies of the Plains zebra, which was once found in great numbers in South Africas Cape Province and the southern part of the Orange Free State.
https://animalcorner.co.uk/animals/quagga-zebra/
Quagga - Equus quagga quagga - ARKive

Learn more about the Quagga - with amazing Quagga photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/quagga/equus-quagga-quagga/
Equus quagga ssp. quagga (Quagga)

Find population statistics and information about the Quagga from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/7957/0
Extinct Zebra Subspecies Could Aid Equine Research - TheHorse

This revived species could offer scientists some exciting equine research opportunities.
http://www.thehorse.com/articles/32582/extinct-zebra-subspecies-could-aid-equine-research
Aug. 12, 1883: Quagga's Extinction a Nasty Surprise - Wired

1883: The quagga goes extinct when the last of these South African zebras dies at the Amsterdam Zoo. It was not immediately recognized, as the mare expired, that she was the last of her kind.
http://www.wired.com/2009/08/dayintech_0812
Project - The Quagga Project - South Africa

This unusual name for a variety of zebra has been adopted from the Hottentot speaking indigenous people of the South African interior.
http://www.quaggaproject.org/the-quagga-project.htm
Quagga Were Extinct for 100 Years. Now They're Back - CNN

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.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/africa/quagga-project-zebra-conservation-extinct-south-africa
Horses of a Different Color: The Quagga as the New Appaloosa - ICTMN

CNN reported that a team of scientists at Cape Town University has undertaken to bring back an animal killed off a hundred years ago by European settlers overhunting to extinction
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/02/01/horses-different-color-quagga-new-appaloosa-163270

Quagga Temporal range: Calabrian (stage) to Holocene

A quagga mare at the London Zoo in 1870; this is the only specimen photographed alive
Conservation status
Extinct (August 12, 1883) (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Equidae
Genus:	Equus
Species:	E. quagga
Subspecies:	† E. q. quagga
Trinomial name
†Equus quagga quagga ( Boddaert, 1785)

Former range in red
Synonyms
List Hippotigris quagga Hamilton Smith, 1841 Hippotigris isabellinus Hamilton Smith, 1841 E. q. isabellinus Hamilton Smith, 1841 E. q. lorenzi Lydekker, 1902 E. q. greyi Lydekker, 1904 E. q. danielli Pocock, 1904 E. q. trouessarti Camerano, 1908 E. (Quagga) quagga quagga Shortridge, 1934

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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The Quagga, Equus quagga quagga, was a subspecies of plains zebra native to South Africa. The last specimen died in 1883, although scientists are today attempting to recreate the species through selective breeding of Burchell's zebras.

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