dziggetais

Updated: May 14, 2025

There are wild horses at the present day in Asia, Africa, and America; but it is questionable whether any of these are the descendants of an originally wild stock. More likely they are the progeny of horses escaped from the domesticated breeds. Of course we refer to the true horses of the genus equus; and not to the dziggetais, quaggas, and zebras to which we shall presently refer.

Mayne Reid - Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found: A Book of Zoology for Boys