Persian onager Persian onager The Persian onager ("Equus hemionus onager"), also called the Persian wild ass or Persian zebra, is a subspecies of onager (Asiatic wild ass) native to Iran. It is listed as Endangered, with no more than 600 individuals left in the wild and only 30 individuals living within North American institutions. The Persian onager is also simply named ', meaning "swift" in the Persian language, in which the word "gur" is preserved as the second syllable for ', which meant "donkey". Hence, onager. Sometimes, the term "onager" is reserved specifically for this subspecies. However, as the whole species of
I Am an Animal "Nicely modulated doc about Ingrid Newkirk, a passionate advocate for animals and the founder-director of PETA, the largest animal-rights group in America." I Am an Animal I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA is a November 2007 HBO documentary about Ingrid Newkirk, co-founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PeTA), and her struggle for animal rights. "I Am an Animal" premiered on Monday, November 19, 2007 at 8 p.m. on HBO. The documentary runs for the total length of 72 minutes. It is based in the United States of America. It is categorized by