 Pevely Dairy Zebras
These two zebras were to be seen regularly on the streets of St
Louis in the 1930s. Their names were Hans and Tanta
They were
captured in Southwest Africa (now Namibia), near the city of Windhoek, and taken
to the Hagenbeck Circus in Germany for training. They were brought to the
Pevely Dairy Co. in St. Louis in July 1929, at which time they were three years
old. They were also unusual in that they were
Hartmann's Mountain Zebras. That type zebra is to be distinguished by the broad
white gaps between stripes on the flank and by a dewlap on the throat which
does not show here.
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Monday, March 23, 2015
From Richard Reynolds
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In central Texas, in an era of vivid memory, I recall the horse-drawn milk wagon arriving those early mornings. Of course, we were less than exotic, and relied on the circus to show us their zebras. The milkman would bring bottled milk and cream in a wire basket, pick up our empties, and walk next door with the neighbor's order. The horse would calmly walk the wagon down to the next house and stop. As these sights took hold, they were quickly gone, and our milkman showed up in a far less colorful truck, his horse never to return.
Richard you just answered a question fore about one of my Zebra photos, now all I have to do is find the danged pic taken in which zoo. Thank You
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