This week's animal facts

African wild donkey

Status: Criticaly Endangered

Appearance:

The wild ass is usually gray in color, but gray-brown donkeys occur. The belly is white and han a black line on the back (so-called eel) and a mankkors. The head is large and has long ears. It has a shoulder height of about 120 centimeters and can weight between 100 to 130 kg. Of course there is donkeys that can weight less or more. The tail is about 45 centimeters long!

Ecology:

The wild ass is a specialist in survival in extreme conditions. It can tolerate severe drought, extreme temperature changes and sand storms. Is can manage on low-fat diet such as shrub branches and thick bladed salt plants. It keeps most of the semi-desert and mountainous terrain and is an accomplished climber. It is enable to drink brackish water!

Wild donkeys are herb animals, but the flocks are very loosely put together and they have no real hierarchy.

A flock may have about 40 to 50 animals one day and far less on a different day, they come and go as they please. A wild donkey is pregnant for about a year and she usually only give birth to two foals. If a donkey can live and have your health, it can be up to 50 years old.