THE ONAGER. 



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animals in their native deserts, they stand quite 14 hands 

 high. They are a httle taller and much " thicker built " 

 than the Onager. Their ears are smaller, and manes 

 longer than those of the Nubian Wild Ass. 



The Onager {Equus onager, Figs. 339 and 616). — 

 This wild ass is found in Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Persia, 

 and Western India. In Persia, the favourite form of 



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Fig. 616. — Onager. 



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hunting is the chase of the onager by relays of horses. In 

 that country, the flesh of the onager is greatly esteemed as 

 an edible delicacy. It is lighter in colour and longer on the 

 leg, in comparison to its length of body, than the Nubian 

 Wild Ass. It is generally of a light mouse or dun colour 

 on the head (with the exception of the muzzle), and on 

 the upper parts of the neck, shoulders, back, and quarters ; 

 and more or less white on the muzzle and under part of 

 the neck, chest, and belly, and on the legs. Sometimes 



