Stats

Lifespan

25-40 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Herd

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Live birth

Defense

Group defense

Status

Uncommon

About

A domesticated equine descended from the African wild ass, prized for millennia as a sturdy pack and draft animal. Its oversized ears radiate heat and can rotate independently to pinpoint sounds from nearly any direction.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn foal

   A foal stands and nurses within an hour of birth, long-legged and unsteady at the herd's edge.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned juvenile grazes with the herd, develops its adult coat, and tests its speed.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown and at full speed.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Perissodactyla

Family

Equidae

Genus

Equus

Species

Equus asinus