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The quagga was a recently extinct subspecies of the Plains Zebra. Indigenous to South Africa, it once roamed Cape Province and parts of South Africa in great numbers. Unlike other zebras, with their full-body black and white stripes, the quagga was striped only on the front part of its body, with its hindquarters a solid, darker brown. The stripes on its head faded to a yellow-ish brown body and made for a creature with a very unique set of markings. This subspecies of the Zebra was hunted to extinction for its meat, hide and to protect feed for the domesticated animals of the time. The last wild Quagga is believed to have been shot in the 1870s, and the last known captive was a mare. She died at the Artis Magistra Zoo in Amsterdam, on 12 August 1883. The only Quagga ever photographed alive was a mare that was at the London Zoo in 1870. For more details, please visit sites listed below. Although the original quagga is now extinct, a breeding-back programme has commenced, through selective breeding of the southern Plains Zebras.

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The Quagga, a recently extinct subspecies of the Plains Zebra, once roamed Cape Province and parts of South Africa in great numbers. The quagga was hunted to extinction by the 1870s. The last known specimen died in an Amsterdam zoo in 1883. However, since then, a breeding-back programme has commenced, through selective breeding of the southern Plains Zebras.

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What are the arguments against the quagga project?

The quagga created would be to overweight to live for more than 2 and a half years as the "quagga" has too much fat around its heart. also it is not a true quagga.


How long does the quagga live for?

The quagga is an extinct type of zebra from Africa. It is not known exactly how long they could live, but it is thought to be around 20 years.


What type of ecosystem does the quagga live in?

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Where does aquagga live?

Quagga's are extinct. They were native to Southern Africa.


Where did the quagga used to live?

the quaggas used to live in the drier parts of South Africa


What type of habitat the quagga live in?

The Quagga is extinct, the last one dying in captivity at the start of the 20th century. Quagga's were related to Zebra; they lived in seasonal or temperate grasslands eating mainly grass (browsers).


What other names does the Quagga have?

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Did the quagga live alone or travel in packs or groups?

i think it traveled in packs


When was the first quagga discovered?

The first quagga foal of the Quagga Project was born on December 9, 1988. The Quagga Project in South Africa is an effort to re-breed the extinct quagga.


What is the ecological role of a quagga?

The quagga is a consumer.


What is the scientific name for quagga?

The scientific name for quagga is Equus quagga. It is a subspecies of plains zebra that was native to South Africa but became extinct in the late 19th century.


Did the Quagga live in the Stone Age time?

a Quagga is an extinct sub species of the Zebra.It used to be abundant in the southern part of Africa until about 1870.