Fig. 1

Alpha diversity metrics of the microbiome of wild khulan, captive khulan and waterholes in the Gobi. Wild khulan microbiomes are significantly more diverse and rich than waterholes (A,C) and captive khulans (B,D). Wild khulans shared 17 OTUs with environmental samples from waterholes and 726 OTUs with captive khulan.