The Nubian wild ass (Equus africanus africanus) is a subspecies of the african wild ass, and probably the ancestor of domestic donkeys. The ass was domesticated about 6,000 years ago, probably in Egypt or Mesopotamia. The Nubian wild ass is most likely extinct in the wild since the 1950s. However, the IUCN Red List still mentions it as critically endangered. It is closely related to the somali wild ass, which is also on the brink of extinction in the wild.
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| - The Nubian wild ass (Equus africanus africanus) is a subspecies of the african wild ass, and probably the ancestor of domestic donkeys. The ass was domesticated about 6,000 years ago, probably in Egypt or Mesopotamia. The Nubian wild ass is most likely extinct in the wild since the 1950s. However, the IUCN Red List still mentions it as critically endangered. It is closely related to the somali wild ass, which is also on the brink of extinction in the wild.
- According to Groves & Chubb, Nubian wild asses had longer ears than the Somali wild ass, ranging from 182-245mm in length. These animals also possessed the "cross-pattern" famous in domestic donkeys but absent in the Somali subspecies, and lacked the "zebra-stripe-pattern" on the legs as found in Somali specimens.
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| - The Nubian wild ass (Equus africanus africanus) is a subspecies of the african wild ass, and probably the ancestor of domestic donkeys. The ass was domesticated about 6,000 years ago, probably in Egypt or Mesopotamia. The Nubian wild ass is most likely extinct in the wild since the 1950s. However, the IUCN Red List still mentions it as critically endangered. It is closely related to the somali wild ass, which is also on the brink of extinction in the wild.
- According to Groves & Chubb, Nubian wild asses had longer ears than the Somali wild ass, ranging from 182-245mm in length. These animals also possessed the "cross-pattern" famous in domestic donkeys but absent in the Somali subspecies, and lacked the "zebra-stripe-pattern" on the legs as found in Somali specimens.
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