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Kiang
The kiang (''Equus kiang'') is the largest of the wild asses. It is native to the Tibetan Plateau, where it inhabits montane and alpine grasslands. Its current range is restricted to Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir,〔(In weasel land ); Text and pictures by Sujatha Padmanabhan; Jan 10, 2004; The Hindu, India's National Newspaper〕〔(Wild Ass sighted in Rajasthan villages along Gujarat ); by Sunny Sebastian; Sep 13, 2009; The Hindu, India's National Newspaper〕 plains of the Tibetan plateau and northern Nepal along the Tibetan border.〔Sharma, ''et al.'', 2004. Mapping ''Equus kiang'' (Tibetan Wild Ass) Habitat in Surkhang, Upper Mustang, Nepal. Mountain Research and Development. Vol 24(2): 149–156.〕 Other common names for this species include Tibetan wild ass, khyang, and gorkhar.〔Ladakh Physical, Statistical, and Historical (Ladakh Physical, Statistical, and Historical by Alexander Cunningham )〕〔Kiang: The Animal Facts (Kiang: The Animal Facts )〕
== Taxonomy ==
The kiang is closely related to the onager (''Equus hemionus''), and in some classifications it is considered a subspecies, ''E. hemionus kiang''. Molecular studies, however, indicate that it is a distinct species. An even closer relative, however, may be the extinct ''Equus conversidens'' of Pleistocene America, to which it bears a number of striking similarities; however, such a relationship would require kiangs to have crossed Beringia during the Ice Age, for which there is little evidence. Kiang can crossbreed with onagers, horses, donkeys, and Burchell's zebras in captivity, although, like mules, the resulting offspring are sterile. Kiangs have never been domesticated.〔
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