Equus capensis

Equus capensis, commonly called the Giant Cape zebra, is an extinct species of zebra that roamed southern Africa, with possible occurrences reaching northeastern and Eastern Africa. Fossils attributed to it range from the Early Pleistocene to the early Holocene. The palaeontologist Robert Broom described it in 1909 from fossil material found near Cape Town, and skeletal measurements suggest a shoulder height of about 4 feet 11 inches and an average body mass of about 880 pounds. It has often been interpreted as a grazer, though dental wear from the Elandsfontein site suggests it also browsed. Its status is debated because mitochondrial DNA from specimens identified as E. capensis falls within the diversity of the plains zebra.