Zoo celebrates birth of critically-endangered African wild ass

The African wild ass is native to Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somali, but are preyed on by African lions and Ethiopian wolves, and have also been hunted by humans for food, causing their numbers to decline in the wild

A newly-born African wild ass foal at Marwell Zoo (Marwell Zoo/PA)

A Hampshire zoo is celebrating the birth of a critically-endangered African wild ass, which is one of the rarest mammals on the planet.

The male foal, which has not yet been named, was born at Marwell Zoo near Winchester on August 30 to parents Nadifa and Lars.