Quagga

usgb/ˈkwæɡə/
noun

An extinct horse-like animal with stripes, similar to a zebra.

After much debate, some scientists concluded that the quagga was a separate species, not merely a subspecies of the plains zebra.
Visual representation of "quagga" - An extinct horse-like animal with stripes, similar to a zebra.

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Extinct Species

Understand that 'quagga' refers to an animal no longer living.

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Quaggas were last seen alive in the 19th century.
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Horse-like Zebra

A quagga looked like a zebra in front but had a plain brown rear.

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The quagga had a unique pattern unlike any zebra species alive today.
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Species Classification

The quagga's species status indicates it's not just a zebra variety.

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Although similar, scientists classify the quagga and zebra differently.
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