Quagga
Discovered: 1778
Location: Southern Africa
The Quagga species happens to be extinct today, mostly due to humans. However, it was thought to be one of the most unique animals around due to its appearance. It’s a species of plains zebra that lived mostly in South Africa. The species finally went extinct by the 19th century (1883) when European settler-colonists killed the last of the species. While it is a type of Zebra, the appearance of quaggas might make you assume it’s a hybrid species.
They had the standard white and black zebra pattern around the front section of the body. Meanwhile, it drifts into brown and white stripes as you get further into the middle. By the time you reach its rear section, the quagga is only brown without any stripes. This was the average but things could look slightly different. This could be why some assumed zebras mated with horses to get the quagga. The species could get pretty big too. Quaggas were around 8.5 ft long and up to 4.5ft tall.