Since ancient populations of
African wild ass were ancestors of donkeys, she wanted to learn more about the behavior of African wild asses to inform her work on domestication.
The recent birth of a female Grevy's zebra foal at the Saint Louis Zoo marks another milestone in a long - running Washington University in St. Louis research partnership that is making significant contributions to the preservation of Grevy's zebra and the equally endangered
African wild ass.
So, for example, Beja herders in Northeastern Africa intentionally bred their donkeys with
African wild asses in order to produce stronger transport animals.»