31. First census of the wild ass was done in 1940, when there were an estimated 3, 500 wild asses. 32. The other odd-toed ungulates in China are the Mongolian wild ass and the Tibetan wild ass ( kiang ). 33. The other odd-toed ungulates in China are the Mongolian wild ass and the Tibetan wild ass ( kiang ). 34. I consider this a positive as I would much rather have a domesticated ass in the White House than a wild ass . 35. It derived its name from the kicking action of the machine, similar to that of an onager ( wild ass ). 36. However, there is a small population in the adjacent Mile-Serdo Wild Ass Reserve ( 8, 766 km?). 37. A reintroduction of the Bactrian deer to the Ili delta and the Asiatic wild ass to the Kazakh steppes are under work. 38. Some of the species include Arabian oryx, Somali ostriches, Persian onagers ( an Asian wild ass from Iran ) and gazelles. 39. The scorching heat of the Central Asian deserts makes the Transcaspian wild ass mostly active at dawn and dusk when temperatures are milder. 40. A disease known as the " South African horse sickness " caused a major decline to the Indian wild ass population in the 1960s.
