Fauna
The lower Awash valley is one of the last refugees for the African wild ass. It is extinct now in Yangudi Rassa National Park but still found in the adjacent Mile-Serdo Wild Ass Reserve. Other large animals native to the area include Beisa Oryx, Soemmering's gazelle, Dorcas gazelle, gerenuk and Grevy's zebra.
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