Had this horse been still living, but in some degree rare, no naturalist would have felt the least surprise at its rarity; for rarity is the attribute of a vast number of species of all classes, in all countries.
Zaldi hau egun ere bizi balitz, bakan samarra izanik ere, ez zukeen haren bakantasunak naturalista bat bera ere harrituko, bakantasuna, izan ere, klase guztietako makina bat espezieren tasuna da eta, herrialde guztietan.