Quagga

Introduction

          The Quagga is an animal that went extinct on Aug. 12, 1883. The scientific

name for a Quagga is Equus Quagga Quagga. It is related to to the Zebra, mainly

Burchell's Zebra. The Quagga is a very interesting animal that went extinct not too

long ago.

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This is what a Quagga looked like, you can see the resemblance to the Zebra that

it has. This suggests that they come from a common ancestor, which will be

shown in more detail later.

Task

The Quagga went extinct because humans hunted it for skin and food. Some say

that the colonists were actually trying to kill off the species! Another reason they

went extinct is that their habitats were being destroyed. The last reason that they

went extinct is that the grass that they ate was extremely sparse, and they were

dying out because of starvation.

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This is what a Quagga habitat looked like, the Quagga lived in Southern Africa. 

Process

The Quagga had one main adaptation, and it shared it with the Zebra. The

Quagga's stripes was it's adaptation. It had these stripes because it lived in the

tall grasses of Africa, where they needed to blend in and camouflage. The Quagga

even moved like the Zebra does! 

As you see, the Quagga has many similarities to the Zebra besides it's appearance.

Evaluation

The Quagga and the Zebra come from a common ancestor, and we know this for

many reasons. One reason is that the fossils look extremely similar.

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The image on the left is a Quagga fossil, while the one on the right is a Zebra

fossil. As you can see, they are extremely similar. This shows that they come from

a common ancestor because they have similar structures, which makes them

homologous, and that means that they come from a common ancestor.

Conclusion

This is a Quagga fossil:

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This is a body fossil, also known as a petrified remain. It has a very similar structure to a Zebra, the bones are in the same places and they look exactly the same. 

Credits

In conclusion, the Quagga is a very interesting animal that had a devastating

extinction, we should learn as much as we can about them so that we can prevent

an extinction like this from happening again!

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