▁After ▁few ▁days , ▁the ▁pair ▁returns ▁to ▁the ▁her d . ▁The ▁mare ▁gives ▁birth ▁to ▁one ▁fo al . ▁The ▁male ▁fo al ▁we ans ▁away ▁by ▁ 1 – 2 ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁while ▁the ▁female ▁continues ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁the ▁family ▁her d . ▁ ▁Th re ats ▁It ▁is ▁unknown ▁how ▁the ▁Indian ▁wild ▁ass ▁disappeared ▁from ▁its ▁former ▁ha un ts ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁western ▁India ▁and ▁Pakistan , ▁since ▁the ▁animal ▁was ▁never ▁a ▁hunting ▁target ▁of ▁Indian ▁Mah ar aj as ▁and ▁colonial ▁British ▁officials ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Raj . ▁ ▁However , ▁India ' s ▁M ug hal ▁Em per ors ▁and ▁no blem en ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁took ▁great ▁pleasure ▁in ▁hunting ▁it ▁with ▁Emperor ▁Jah ang ir ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁T uz k - e - J ah ang iri . ▁In ▁an ▁illustrated ▁copy ▁that ▁has ▁surv ived ▁of ▁Ak bar n ama , ▁the ▁book ▁of ▁M ug hal ▁Emperor ▁Ak bar ▁the ▁Great ▁there ▁is ▁an ▁illustr ation ▁of ▁Ak bar ▁on ▁an ▁Indian ▁wild ▁ass ▁shoot ▁with ▁several ▁of ▁them ▁having ▁been ▁shot ▁by ▁him . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 8 - 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁wild ▁ass ▁became ▁a ▁victim ▁of ▁a ▁disease ▁known ▁as ▁sur ra , ▁caused ▁by ▁Try pan os oma ▁ev ans i ▁and ▁transm itted ▁by ▁f lies , ▁which ▁caused ▁a ▁dram atic ▁decl ine ▁of ▁its ▁population ▁in ▁India . ▁In ▁November ▁and ▁December ▁