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Zinzuwada
Wildlife
Wild Ass is locally known as 'Ghud Khar'. It was once common in the North-western India, West Pakistan and South Iran. They are now found only in the Rann of Kachchh of Gujarat State. The Wild Ass belongs to the Family Equide which includes Horses, Zibras and Donkeys. Indian Wild Ass is one of the sturdiest animals in the worldand can withstand scorching midday temperatures unto 45° C or more without any shelter in midst of the desert and facing long periods of drought as well as other calamities with relative ease, where others cannot survive. It has strength and speed of a horse and can run at a speed of 60 to 70 Km/hr. A mature animal is 120 cms in height weighing about 230 kgs. It has a shiny white coat with greyish-brown patches and a black or brown hairy stripe in the centre enhancing its beauty. They move about either singly or in herds (10 to 30) in search of fodder and sweet water and rest only during hot afternoon hours. They eat what they get, generally scrubby grass and pods of prosopis. The breeding season is August to October and only one young one is delivered after a gestation period of 11 Months. It joins the herd in a very short time. The call of wild ass is shriller than that of domestic donkey. Their life span is 20 to 25 years. Excursions for viewing a typical Saurashtra village, handloom weaving and dyeing units and the village potter are available.For people interested in birds and photography; special rides and camouflaged boats can be provided. Trekking and living with seasonally migrating Rabari and Bharwad tribes is exciting.Camps on the edge of the Rann are operated between July and September each year.Camel and Jeep safaris in and across the Rann with tented camps on the Baits, lasting three to seven days can be arranged.
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Wild
Ass Sanctuary