[6] Somali wild asses typically give birth in the spring, a common characteristic among equids, after a year-long gestation.

[citation needed] Due to the limited resources found in their habitat, Somali wild asses live in a fission-fusion society.

However, stallions have been observed allowing males into their territories for grazing, as long as they show no interest in his harem.

[7] As of 2011[update], there were about 200 individuals in captivity around the globe[6] living in 34 zoos, as well as three animals (as of 2009) in the Yotvata Hai-Bar Nature Reserve in Israel, to the north of Eilat.

[11] Today, all Somali wild donkeys in captivity are related to the original group at Zoo Basel.

[12] Since 1987, the Réserve Africaine de Sigean, in the south of France, has had a number of Somali wild asses, with births occurring regularly, including two on June 30, 2010, and March 29, 2013.

[15] White Oak received a herd in 2008 as part of an international effort to save Somali wild ass from extinction.

[22][23][24][25] As mentioned above, a protected population of the Somali wild ass exists in the Yotvata Hai-Bar Nature Reserve.