Actually, these animals came from Catskill and are thus hybrid African Wild AssXDomestic Donkey. And I've always heard that these were Nubian Wild Asses for those who believed them pure, but never Somali.
Actually, these animals came from Catskill and are thus hybrid African Wild AssXDomestic Donkey. And I've always heard that these were Nubian Wild Asses for those who believed them pure, but never Somali.
@Tim May, yeah I posted that before I had seen his other wild ass photo of the "Nubian" Wild Ass and had thought that these were the "Nubians" and that he had just mistaken them for Somalis because that's what's kept in captivity. It seems Shadow Nursery may keep both "Nubian" and Somali Wild Asses.
If these are pure Somali Wild Asses, congratulations GiantEland as this is the best captive photo I've ever seen of the species!
This is a plant nursery but the owner loves animals and seems to like to collect and breed rare and endangered species so they don't go Extinct in both the wild, and in captivity. The animals are not for sale and some of the animals have come from AZA collections that phased the out.
I may have gotten some information wrong and, if so, sorry, but that is how I understand the place.
