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Asian donkey

The Asian donkeys outwardly resembles the African ass, but is in contrast to more horses like this and is therefore also called Halbesel or Pferdeesel. He is also known under the name Onager or Kulan which sub-species of Asian ass show.

The Asian donkeys outwardly resembles the African The Asian ass is slightly larger than its African relative and reached a head-torso length of slightly more than 200cm, a tail length of about 40cm, a shoulder height of 130cm and weighs up to 250kg. As with all Eselarten also contributes to the back of the Asian ass for the wild horses typical Aalstrich. The hooves are, however, wider and shorter than the ears of the real donkeys. Moreover Schwanzquaste and mane are less pronounced than with them. The coat of Asian ass is on the top gray to fahlgelb or dyed reddish brown, the underside of the coat is white.

The Asian ass is the fastest representatives of all horses, with a top speed of over 70 km / h, he may over time a pace of over 50 km / h hold.

Currently, 7, the Asian species listed donkey:

• Anatolischer Halbesel (Equus hemionus anatoliensis), Anatolien, ausgestorben
• Syrischer Halbesel (E. h. hemippus), Syrien, Mesopotamien, Arabien, etwa 1927 ausgestorben
• Onager (E. h. onager), nördlicher Iran
• Kulan (E. h. kulan), Kasachstan, Kirgistan, Turkmenistan
• Dschiggetai (E. h. hemionus), Mongolei
• Khur (E. h. khur), südlicher Iran, Pakistan, nordwestliches Indien

Today the Kiang is performed mostly as own kind and is not counted any more to the Asian donkey. The newest genetic investigations prove that Kulan and Onager do not belong to the same subspecies what was often accepted earlier. The Gobi-half donkey is looked mostly as an other subspecies of the Dschiggetai.

The donkey is Asian, according to IUCN, with a current population of about 10,000 adult animals as endangered.