Sentences with phrase «somali wild ass»

A recently discovered anaerobic fungus that is apparently specific to the hindgut of the critically endangered Somali wild ass, for example, is at risk of extinction through habitat loss before it is even formally described.

Based on observations of a group of three young female Somali wild asses at the Saint Louis Zoo, the study provides new insight into the species» social behavior in a captive setting — a relatively good proxy environment for the early phases of wild animal domestication.