Assyrians lessoning a wild ass which were considered untameable, now extinct
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Source Image from page 68 of "The origin and influence of the thoroughbred horse" (1905)
Author Internet Archive Book Images
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Assyrians_lessoning_a_wild_ass_(2).jpg
The Syrian wild ass (Equus hemionus hemippus), less commonly known as a hemippe or achdari, is an extinct subspecies of onager native to the Arabian peninsula. It ranged across present-day Syria, the Palestinian territories, Israel, Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
