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Onager

Order : Perissodactyla
Family : Equidae
Species : Equus onager

Among the world of equids, the Onager is one of the bigger breeds in Asia. Onagers (Equus Onager) is the fastest, and they are known to be capable of speeds reaching 70km per hour. They could usually be found on semi-desert areas where it is hot (day), cool (nighttime) and only some occurrences of rain.

Body/Head length of an Onager is usually two meters and its weight is in the range of 250 kgs. It has a light sandy-red coat that has a pronounced brown line running through the backbone area. Legs are quite short (thin too). The male is just a bit bigger than the female counterparts. An Onager would eat grass if it's the nearest thing/food to it, but they are known to survive on trees and herbs. They get most of the water they need from the foods itself, but chances are, they would always be within thirty kilometers from water.

The female and their young form a very temporary, small set from 2 to 5 members. The can be found in China, India, Iran, Mongolia and Turkmenistan. Their main threats are the direct competition with grazing livestock, loss of habitat, and poaching for meat and hides.

Picture of the Onager by Alessio Marrucci, licensed under GFDL.

Facts about the onager

These species are: Equus przewalskii the wild Przewalski's horse-or takhi, as it is known in its native Mongolia; some systematists and conservation biologists consider this to be a distinct species, whereas others believe it is a wild subspecies of Equus caballus Equus asinus the North African wild ass, domestic ass, burro, or donkey; Ethiopia and Somalia, and feral populations exist in many parts of the world; Equus africus (which is currently considered to be the same species as Equus asinus) is ranked Critically Endangered in the 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Equus burchellii the plains zebra, common zebra, or Burchell's zebra; east and southern Africa, from southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Somalia, south to southeast Congo, southern Angola, northern Namibia and Botswana, and South Africa Equus caballus the common horse; this includes all breeds, from Shetland ponies to Shire horses Equus grevyi Grevy's zebra or Imperial zebra; Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya; ranked Endangered in the 2000 IUCN Red List (Full text)

Onagers are a little larger than Donkeys at about 290 kg and 2. (Full text)

It is likely that more patches with Onagers are in the offing. (Full text)

Onagers are kewler :P (Full text)

But i think that siege onagers are the long way around. (Full text)

Onager The onager is also the name of an early siege weapon. (Full text)

Other onagers are seen with brands on their rumps and gold rings in their ears. (Full text)

In AOK, rams and trebs are for buildings, mangonels and onagers are for TROOPS. (Full text)

Onagers are shy animals with extremely sharp vision, hearing, and sense of smell. (Full text)

- design onager is first american financial (Full text)

Baby Onager is two feet long, 15 inches tall, with a 17 inch throwing arm. (Full text)

Chain-sling onagers  = are identical to catapults except they use a sling attached to the arm by chain to hold their missiles instead of a basket. (Full text)