![]() Though the settlers also considered the Quagga to be a pest due to them competing with cattle for grazing. The Quagga went extinct due to over hunting by early Dutch and European Settlers and local Afrikaners for meat and skins. What made the Quagga unique among zebras was that the equid only had stripes on its head, neck, and withers. The last known wild Quagga died in 1878 while the last known captive individual died in 1883. ![]() Specials: Extinct Quagga: The Quagga ( Equus quagga quagga ) is an extinct relative of the Plains Zebra. This is the same mutation that causes black jaguars and leopards. ![]() Red: Red zebras are Erythristic which means that they have red stripes instead of the normal black.īrown: Brown Zebras might be Erythristic too just to the extreme.īlack: Black zebras are Melanistic which is the over production of the pigment Melanin causing a black pigment. ![]() Pink Gold: A Pink Gold Zebra is Leucistic like the Golden Zebra, just to a lesser extreme. What causes the pale markings is a similar condition called Leucism which is a partial lack of pigment (this is what causes white tigers to be white) in multiple genes, not just Melanin. In fact no horse, zebra, or any other equine has ever been found to possess the Albino gene.
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