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the young Khur

Indian wild ass, locally called Khur.

 

IUCN status: Near Threatened

 

The Indian wild ass's range once extended from western India, southern Pakistan, i.e. provinces of Sindh and Baluchistan, Afghanistan, and south-eastern Iran. Today, its last refuge lies in the Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch and its surrounding areas of the Great Rann of Kutch in the Gujarat state of India. In 2024, there were 7,672 wild ass up from 720 in 1976.

 

--https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_wild_ass

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