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Equus capensis (E. capensis), the Giant Cape zebra, is an extinct species of zebra [1] that lived during the Pleistocene of South Africa. E. capensis was first described from the Cape Town region of South Africa in 1909. [2] E. capensis can be estimated to have grown to about 150 cm (59 in) at the withers and 400 kg (880 lb) in body mass. [1]
Common name Scientific name Range Comments Pictures North African elephant: Loxodonta africana pharaoensis: North Africa: Neolithic rock art indicates that the African bush elephant inhabited much of the Sahara desert and North Africa at the beginning of the Holocene, and Ancient authors wrote that it was present in the Atlas Mountains, the Red Sea coast, and Nubia until the first few ...
The African wild ass (Equus africanus) or African wild donkey is a wild member of the horse family, Equidae. [3] This species is thought to be the ancestor of the domestic donkey (Equus asinus), which is sometimes placed within the same species. [4] They live in the deserts and other arid areas of the Horn of Africa, in Eritrea, Ethiopia and ...
Caballine true horses (Equus cf. ferus) from the Late Pleistocene of North America have historically been assigned to many different species, including Equus fraternus, Equus scotti and Equus lambei, but the taxonomy of these horses is unclear, and many of these species may be synonymous with each other, perhaps only representing a single species.
Equus (/ ˈ ɛ k w ə s, ˈ iː k w ə s /) [3] is a genus of mammals in the family Equidae, which includes horses, asses, and zebras. Within the Equidae, Equus is the only recognized extant genus, comprising seven living species.
A 5-year-old child had to be disarmed by police after answering the front door holding a loaded handgun in Michigan. The child opened the front door carrying the armed weapon to a cadet who came ...
On Jan. 25, 2025, the first retail production 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, VIN 001, sold at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction for $3.7 million.
The Atlas wild ass (Equus africanus atlanticus), also known as Algerian wild ass, is a purported extinct subspecies of the African wild ass that was once found across North Africa and parts of the Sahara. [1] It was last represented in a villa mural ca. 300 AD in Bona, Algeria, and may have become extinct as a result of Roman sport hunting. [2]