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Alps and Pyrenees. Mnles bred in the Departments of Jura, 
Herault, Aveyron, and Isere are used chiefly for agricultural 
labour. In the south of France this animal is an important 
auxiliary to the farmer, performing most of the hard work which 
is required from Oxen in the centre and north of France. 
The Wild Ass, Kiang, Dshikketee (. Hemionus , Cuvier), Fig. 67, 
in its shape and proportions, takes the middle place between the 
Horse and the Ass. This, indeed, is implied by its name, derived 
Fig. 66.— Mules. 
from the Greek word rjfunvoc, meaning Semi-ass. It resembles a 
Mule, but its legs are more slender, and its carriage is lighter. 
The general colour is dun, the mane and dorsal stripe black, and 
the tail is terminated by a black tuft. This animal inhabits, as 
we have before stated, the sandy deserts of Asia, especially those 
of Mongolia, or the plains north of the Himalaya, and lives in 
droves, which are often composed of more than a hundred indi- 
viduals. Enduring and swift, they are very difficult to approach, 
and, as both its hide and flesh are much sought after, traps are 
