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1. In OTL, horses were successfully introduced to Zimbabwe by nineteenth-century European settlers. In addition, Namibia is home to several herds of wild horses descended from German cavalry horses, who have survived despite the presence of tsetse flies. Sub-Saharan Africa isn't a particularly horse-friendly environment, which is probably why there aren't any indigenous breeds, but imported horses have managed to survive there.

And before you ask about zebras, they aren't easily domesticable. The main problem with zebras is that they are unpredictably aggressive, and become more so as they grow older. It's also hard to breed zebras in captivity.

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