Photos of equids to capture as screenshots, before they vanish from the Web, part 1
@felix_riegel @matthewinabinett @michalsloviak @colin25 @maxallen @chewitt1 @aguilita @tonyrebelo @alanhorstmann @pelagicgraf
EQUUS AFRICANUS SOMALIENSIS
Rare photo of Equus somaliensis in natural habitat near Sardo village, Danakil:
photo taken by Carlo Bavagnoli before 1970, presumably in what is now Mille-Sardo wildlife reserve:
Equus africanus somaliensis:
https://imgc.allpostersimages.com/img/print/posters/carlo-bavagnoli-somali-wild-ass-running-across-parched-soil-in-danakil-depression-near-sardo-village_a-G-3597369-4990880.jpg
Good reference photo of Equus africanus somaliensis:
http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-african-wild-ass-94046090.html
Archive of photos showing back-of-ear markings in Equus somaliensis, for comparison with congeners:
The following are all Equus africanus somaliensis:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Somali_wild_ass_pair.jpg
https://www.marwell.org.uk/media/images/full/somali_wild_ass_directory.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/73/ce/6e/73ce6ed90ab5568cf75ff0b0ea7a73ab.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Equus_africanus_somaliensis_2.jpg
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/afrikaanse-wilde-ezel-21032973.jpg
https://quantumbiologist.wordpress.com/2010/09/21/envy/
https://www.whiteoakwildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/9june2012_5.jpg
http://library.sandiegozoo.org/factsheets/donkey/images/donkey.jpg
http://www.zooborns.com/.a/6a010535647bf3970b0148c6cdf91b970c-pi
EQUUS ASINUS
Mid-ventral stripe in domestic donkey implies similar marking in wild ancestor:
I realise that most individuals of Equus asinus lack this feature, but have readers ever noticed that a few individuals of the domestic donkey have a broad dark mid-ventral stripe? There is no trace of this stripe in E. a. somaliensis.
Equus asinus:
http://www.donkeys.net/images/donkeys-jennet-jill-2407a.jpg
Equus asinus:
http://www.shanemcdonald.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/donkey-lying-down-1.jpg
Evidence that the mid-ventral dark stripe in the domestic donkey applies, inter alia, to Ethiopia:
The following photo may be significant because it is posted on the web in illustration of the ‘Abyssinian donkey’ breed, in Ethiopia. I note once again that there is a dark mid-ventral stripe, something never seen in E. a. somaliensis.
Also please note that the mane is typical of E. asinus but considerably different from that of E. a. somaliensis.
Equus asinus:
Purebred domestic donkey with maximal expression of striping:
Equus asinus:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/11/0a/9f/110a9f83e1e80debaa9ea26a54c361e2.jpg
Good illustration of wild-type colouration in domestic donkey:
Equus asinus:
Illustration of extreme variation in body size in the domestic donkey. The sizes of the ear pinnae, relative to body sizes, are particularly noteworthy:
Equus asinus and Homo sapiens:
https://68.media.tumblr.com/b389e32eedecaf90016be9a7f3662055/tumblr_inline_ottng3Ps6t1rvb4l1_540.jpg
EQUUS HARTMANNAE
Good illustration of back-of-ear pattern of Hartmann's zebra:
Equus hartmannae:
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/mountain-zebra-equus-zebra-hartmannae-4526826.jpg
EQUUS HEMIONUS
Photo showing, unusually clearly, the tail-tassel length of Equus hemionus other than nominate subspecies:
In an earlier Post, I pointed out the extremely long tail-tassel in Equus hemionus hemionus of Mongolia, and I suggested that the other subspecies of the same species have moderate and variable length of the tail-tassel despite the existence of a photo of the extinct E. h. hemippus, in a zoo, with a long tail-tassel. The following photo seems to confirm my point by showing a moderate length of tail-tassel in the population of E. hemionus which has been free-ranging in the Negev since the reintroduction of stock from Iran and one of the ‘Stans’.
Equus hemionus (probable hybrid between onager and kulan), Negev, Israel:
https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2013/1-thesecretliv.jpg
EQUUS KIANG HOLDERERI
Collection of reference photos of Equus kiang holdereri:
The following photos all show Equus kiang holdereri, all being in zoos in Britain, mainly Highland Park Zoo in Scotland:
https://rzss.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/kiangfoal_sharonhatton.jpg
https://rzss.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/kiangfoal.jpg
EQUUS KHUR
Good reference photo of Equus khur, showing how much of the figure is conspicuously pale, when viewed in posteriolateral perspective:
Equus khur:
http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-asian-wild-ass-equus-hemionus-khur-128390829.html
Comentarios
Hi! thank you for your reviews and analysis, I always find them very interesting. I wanted to ask you what do you think about reintroducing large mammals to fire affected areas, in order to protect them by reducing the amount of undergrowth. I am thinking about animals like wild horses (Equus ferox) into southern Europe, for example. Not exactly the original species, but similar... I think megafauna in general would be beneficial for this purpose...
regards,
Matías
@mgargiulo Hi Matias, Many thanks for your appreciative words. I would love to see more management of ecosystems along the lines you suggest. Have you heard of the recent introduction of Bison bonasus to Britain? With kind regards from Antoni
https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/explore-rewilding/reintroductions-key-species/rewilding-superstars/european-bison?gclid=Cj0KCQjwlemWBhDUARIsAFp1rLUAKFoo7Ak58az8d_L624uUW4CrB_9632QzEd1-9Non_SGOLRyobwUaAjyKEALw_wcB
https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/explore-rewilding/reintroductions-key-species/rewilding-superstars/european-bison#:~:text=The%20European%20bison%20is%20not,surrogate%20for%20this%20extinct%20species.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/10/wild-bison-to-return-to-uk-kent
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/bison-reintroduction-blean-kent-uk/
https://www.wired.com/story/uk-woodland-rangers-wild-bison/
https://allaboutbison.com/bison-world-news/united-kingdom/
Agregar un comentario