The African wild ass (Equus africanus) or African wild donkey is a wild member of the horse family, Equidae. This species is thought to be the ancestor...
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The Atlas wild ass (Equus africanus atlanticus), also known as Algerian wild ass, is a purported extinct subspecies of the African wild ass that was once...
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The Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis) is a subspecies of the African wild ass. It is found in Somalia, the Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea...
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The Nubian wild ass (Equus africanus africanus) is the nominate subspecies of African wild ass, and one of the ancestors of the domestic donkey, which...
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The wild asses (Asinus) are a subgenus of single toed grazing ungulates. Its species are: African wild ass Equus africanus Atlas wild ass Equus africanus...
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Asinus (redirect from Wild Asses)
Asinus African wild ass, Equus africanus Nubian wild ass, Equus africanus africanus Somali wild ass, Equus africanus somaliensis Atlas wild ass, †Equus...
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720 in 1976. The Indian wild ass, as with most other Asian wild ass subspecies, is quite different from the African wild ass species. The coat is usually...
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Donkey (redirect from Ass (animal))
The donkey or ass is a domesticated equine. It derives from the African wild ass, Equus africanus, and may be classified either as a subspecies thereof...
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Asia, and possibly North Africa. It is a member of the subgenus Asinus, and closely related to the living Asiatic wild ass. The specific epithet, hydruntinus...
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Onager (redirect from Asiatic wild ass)
onager (/ˈɒnədʒər/)(Equus hemionus), also known as hemione or Asiatic wild ass, is a species of the family Equidae native to Asia. A member of the subgenus...
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zebras and asses around 4 million years ago. Around 900-800,000 years ago, at the Early-Middle Pleistocene boundary, the ancestors of Eurasian wild horses...
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Kiang (redirect from Tibetan Wild Ass)
names for this species include Tibetan wild ass, khyang and gorkhar. The kiang is the largest of the wild asses, with an average height at the withers...
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content to four zebra chromosomes. Zebras are more closely related to wild asses (a group which includes donkeys) than to horses. The horse lineage diverged...
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africanus African wild ass Equus africanus africanus Nubian wild ass Equus africanus asinus Domestic donkey †Equus africanus atlanticus Atlas wild ass Equus...
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African mammals. Helm, London Youcef, S. A. M. (2020). African origins of modern asses as seen from paleontology and DNA: what about the Atlas wild ass...
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thorny scrubland of East Africa, while the African wild ass inhabits rocky deserts of North Africa. The two Asian wild ass species live in the dry deserts...
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Grévy's zebra (category Fauna of East Africa)
Ecologically, this species is intermediate between the arid-living African wild ass and the water-dependent plains zebra.: 147 Lactating mares and non-territorial...
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Zebra (category Fauna of Sub-Saharan Africa)
mountain zebra (E. zebra). Zebras share the genus Equus with horses and asses, the three groups being the only living members of the family Equidae. Zebra...
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have been the offspring of a female domesticated donkey and a wild male Syrian wild ass (a subspecies of onager). They fell out of favor after the introduction...
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chestnuts on the hind legs. Chestnuts are absent from the hind legs of asses and zebras. The majority of domestic horses have chestnuts on all four legs...
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Fjord horse, Exmoor Pony, and Haflinger. Wild equids like the Przewalski's horse, onager, African wild ass, kiang as well as the domestic donkey exhibit...
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Plains zebra (category Fauna of East Africa)
hyenas, Nile crocodiles and, to a lesser extent, leopards, cheetahs and African wild dogs. Plains zebras are a highly social species, forming harems with...
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represented by three species of zebras, African wild ass, black and white rhinoceros. The biggest African mammal is the African bush elephant, the second largest...
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Mountain zebra (category Mammals of Southern Africa)
ISSN 0030-6053. Duncan, P. (ed.). 1992. Zebras, Asses, and Horses: an Action Plan for the Conservation of Wild Equids. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Equid Specialist...
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though it can be difficult to see on melanistic individuals. In the African wild ass, the dorsal stripe is thin but distinct and black. In Przewalski's...
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(horses, zebras and asses) Equus ferus African wild ass, Equus africanus Onager or Asiatic ass, Equus hemionus Kiang or Tibetan wild ass, Equus kiang Plains...
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Wild horse, Equus ferus Tarpan, †Equus ferus ferus Przewalski's horse, Equus ferus przewalskii Domestic horse, Equus ferus caballus African wild ass,...
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Afar Triangle (category Endorheic basins of Africa)
Soemmerring's gazelle, beisa and, notably, the last viable population of African wild ass (Equus africanus somalicus). Birds include the ostrich, the endemic...
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characteristics. These include the Przewalski's horse, onager, kiang, African wild ass, an extinct subspecies of plains zebra, the quagga, and an extinct...
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wildlife, which notably include the African wild ass, Grevy's zebra, wild fox, wild cat, cheetah, and ostrich. These wild animals are found in the region's...
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