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Artist
- Name:
- Unknown
Illustration
- Subject:
- Animals
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
Book
- Title:
- Nouveau dictionnaire encyclopédique universel illustré
- Author(s):
- Trousset, Jules (under the direction of)
- Publisher:
- Paris: La Librairie Illustrée, 1885-1891
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
The Asian wild ass (Equus hemionus), is a species in the family Equidae. It is divided in various subspecies, often better known by their local names: onager (onager is sometimes used in place of Asian wild ass), kiang, kulan… It is a robust animal that can live in deserts and on barren land.
The caption reads in the original French: Dziggetai.
Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, ass, black & white, Equidae, mammal, reference book, ruminant
