Back from the brink: A Przewalski’s horse success story
Today, horses born and raised in Pentezug Reserve in Hungary, can be found in Russia and Mongolia.
Read moreToday, horses born and raised in Pentezug Reserve in Hungary, can be found in Russia and Mongolia.
Read moreGeneticist Ricki Lewis reflects on the arrival of the little Przewalski’s horse, who brought back memories of her encounters with his kin in her youth.
Read moreFindings across at-risk species show that, without conservation actions, extinction rates would have been three to four times greater.
Read moreTexas-born Kurt is a clone of a Przewalski’s horse stallion named Kuporovic who was born in 1975.
Read moreGenetic analyses reveal that the wild horses reintroduced into the wilderness since 1992 do not show a decreased genetic variability, despite the small breeding populations.
Read moreArrival of Przewalski’s horse filly foal in mid-April a cause for celebration at Britain’s largest zoo, ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire.
Read moreHorses more than happy to use the abandoned buildings for winter and summer shelter.
Read moreThey are still considered extinct in the wild in China, despite three populations being established.
Read more“This observation opens up new avenues for the study of the domestication of the horse,” according to the researchers.
Read more“By far the biggest threat to birds and mammals is humankind – with habitats being destroyed due to our impact on the planet, such as deforestation, hunting, intensive farming, urbanisation and the effects of global warming.”
Read morePublic vote will decide the names of the three colts.
Read moreThe median life expectancy for a Przewalski’s horse is about 15 years in human care.
Read moreResearchers are not ruling out the possibility that modern domesticates originated outside Central Asia.
Read moreFindings published this week challenge what we thought we knew about one of the only “wild” horse species left today: the Przewalski’s horse.
Read moreCredible evidence for horse domestication goes back 5500 years, but genetic testing reveals a remarkable twist to the story.
Read moreThe gut microbiomes of free-living Przewalski’s horses in Mongolia were compared with those of domestic horses living nearby.
Read moreThe young stallion is now spending his days with the herd at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Virginia.
Read moreWhy were they eating scrub during winters 120 years ago? Had man driven them to it?
Read moreUnderlying cause of German-bred mare’s illness being investigated by Smithsonian.
Read moreMinnesota was the recipient of the first successful reverse vasectomy performed on an endangered equid species.
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