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Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) is a southern subspecies of the plains zebra. It is named after the British explorer and naturalist William John Burchell. Common names include bontequagga, Damaraland zebra, and Zululand zebra (Gray, 1824). [1] Burchell's zebra is the only subspecies of zebra which may be legally farmed for human ...
The plains zebra was formally classified by British zoologist John Edward Gray in 1824 as Equus burchellii.After the quagga, described by Pieter Boddaert in 1785, was found to be the same species in the 21st century, the plains zebra was reclassified as Equus quagga due to the principle of priority. [5]
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They may have been sympatric with Burchell's zebra between the Vaal and Orange rivers. [ 8 ] [ 26 ] This is disputed, [ 8 ] and there is no evidence that they interbred. [ 26 ] It could also have shared a small portion of its range with Hartmann's mountain zebra ( Equus zebra hartmannae ).
In the winter of 2014 larger game was introduced, namely 16 impala, 9 red hartebeest and 5 Burchell's zebra. During late 2014 one common duiker was released in the reserve, the first spotted eagle-owl house was installed, and a first sighting of caracal was made. [ 5 ]
Burchell's zebra, Equus quagga burchellii, is the national animal of Botswana. This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Botswana . There are 170 mammal species in Botswana , of which one is critically endangered, one is endangered, six are vulnerable, and six are near threatened.
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In March 2016, the Quagga Project listed 116 animals in 10 locations, some of which are close to Cape Town. Of the 116 animals, currently six individuals show a strongly reduced stripe pattern. [ 5 ] The goal is to have a population of about 50 such zebras and move them to a protected area within their former natural habitat.