Syrian wild ass (Equus hemionus hemippus) Syrian Wild Ass specimen in the Zoological Gardens, London
Title: A comprehensive dictionary of the Bible
Year: 1871 (1870s)
Authors: William Smith, 1813-1893; Barnum, Samuel W. (Samuel Weed Barnum), 1820-1891, ed
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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.