Asiatic Wild Ass

• It can reach up to 70 km/h, making it one of the fastest wild equids in the world.
• Its wild population has fallen by 52% in 16 years.
• It does not form stable pairs: depending on the region, dominant stallions either hold harems of females or defend territories that attract them.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (mammal)

Habitat and environment

Steppe, semi-desert and arid plains of Central Asia, Mongolia and the Indian subcontinent

Birth weight

Exact weight not found as a precise figure

Size at birth

Precocial, able to run soon after birth, as all equids are

Sexual maturity

Female: ~3 years | Male: ~3-4 years (though a first successful birth is delayed to 5 in some populations)

Gestation / incubation

11-12 months (339 days)

Litter / clutch size

1 young, with more than a year between births

Life expectancy in captivity

Documented record of up to 26-31.6 years in captivity

Sources consulted: AnAge; Animal Diversity Web; IUCN Equid Specialist Group; A-Z Animals; Wikipedia; Animalia.bio; Animal Information

Best time: All year round on the steppes and semi-deserts of Mongolia, China, Iran and India; in summer it gathers near the few waterholes.

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.