Appearance

The Asian Wild Ass is somewhat smaller than the African species and has much smaller ears. Its height is around 4.1 feet. It is usually reddish brown in skin color, may also be yellow or gray. It can reach a speed up to 43mph, and is capable of maintaining a pace of about 15mph for as long as 2 hours.
 
 


Range

It lives in the Mongolian Great Gobi Desert.
 
 


Habitat

The ass prefers a semi-desert region where it is hot, but has many plants and animals. Grass is also a big part where this mammal lives. The terrain they are living on is very steep.
 
 


Food/Diet

The Asian Wild Ass is a herbivore, so it eats only plants.
 
 
 
 
 
 



Breeding

The mating period is during the rainy season and the female has only 1 foal about a year or so later.


Status

Only about 1,000 individuals remain of this highly fast creature.

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