Kiang

The kiang is the largest of the wild asses, with an average height at the withers of 140cm. The coat is a rich chestnut, darker brown in winter and sleek reddish brown in late summer after moulting its woolly fur. The legs, underparts, end of the muzzle and inside of the ears are white, and a broad dark chocolate dorsal stripe runs from the mane to a tuft of blackish-brown hairs on the tail (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is native to the Tibetan Plateau, including northern Nepal, where small numbers live along the northern frontier. It feeds mainly on grasses and sedges, especially Stipa, and when little grass is available has been seen eating shrubs, herbs and roots dug from the ground. Waterholes are rare on the plateau, so most of its water probably comes from plants or snow. Nationally Vulnerable (Nepal National Red List 2011).