The atlas also maps lesser-known treks, such as those made by the saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) in Kazakhstan, the Mongolian khulan or wild ass (Equus hemionus hemionus) in Mongolia, the takin ...

and a male Syrian wild ass (Equus hemionus hemippus). The kunga is the first known instance of a human-engineered hybrid of two species, a production far beyond the traditional processes of the ...

and a male Syrian wild ass (Equus hemionus hemippus), reports Isaac Schultz for Gizmodo. The find is the earliest human-made hybrid documented in the archaeological record and suggests that ...

Other members of the genus Equus are donkeys (Equus asinus), the Asiatic ass (Equus hemionus), the kiang (Equus kiang) and the zebra (Equus grevyi, Equus zebra and Equus burchelli). Mules are a ...

From mules to ligers, the list of human-made hybrid animals is long. And, it turns out, ancient. Meet the kunga, the earliest known hybrid animal bred by people. The ancient equine from Syro ...

The Persian onager (Equus hemionus onager) is practically extinct in the wild. Once ranging from Israel to Mongolia, the animal now numbers only about 500, sequestered in two protected areas of Iran.

Though not technically a donkey, the Asiatic wild ass (Equus hemionus)—found in Iran, India, Mongolia, and parts of northern China—is closely related and named after its asinus cousin.