Now take a safari of Kutch and see one more interesting animal of Gujarat state, India It is Ghudkhar- Indian Wild Ass Introduction Part The Indian Wild Ass also called the ghudkhar in the local Gujarati language, is a subspecies of the onager native to Southern Asia. As of 2016, It is listed as Near Threatened By ICUN. Physical Characteristics The Indian Wild ass, as with other Asian Wild ass subspecies, is quite different from the African Wild Ass species. The coat is usually sandy, but varies from reddish grey, fawn, to pale chestnut. The animal possesses an erect, dark mane which runs from the back of the head and along the neck. The mane is then followed by a dark brown strip running along the back, to the roof of the tail. They are significantly larger than donkeys, are 200-290 kg in size and 2.1-2.5 m in head to body length. Males are larger than females. Biology and Behaviour Indian wild ...
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