TIL the most common zebra species named themselves quagga

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plains_zebra#Communication

Preschool lied to me: zebras make sounds!

At least six different calls have been documented for the plains zebra. One is its distinctive, high-pitched, contact call (commonly called "barking") heard as "a-ha, a-ha, a-ha" or "kwa-ha, kaw-ha, ha, ha" also transcribed as "kwahaah", or "oug-ga". The species name quagga is derived from the Khoikhoi word for "zebra" and is onomatopoeic for its call.

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