Animals

At a shoulder height of 4.1 feet (1.25 meters), the African Wild Ass can weigh up to 605 pounds (275 kg). The ass is covered with a short coat of fur, ranging in color from gray to light brown with a white muzzle and underbelly. The legs are also white and end in a small hoof, only about the same width as the leg. There is a black stripe along the back of the ass, and the mane is short and black tipped. The ears are long and also tipped with black, and the tail has a single tuft of hair at the end.
The African Wild Ass eats plant material, often eating thorn bushes and tougher plants that other animals ignore. They need to have water at least every three days, but they are able to survive on water that is dirty and brackish and can get a lot of their moisture from the plant material that they eat.
Sexual maturity of the female ass usually happens by the time she reaches two. Males can also reproduce at two, but it is so competitive that they usually are forced to wait until they are around four. Males are very territorial and will often hold a huge territory that is about 23 km, and they mark the edges of their territories with dung.