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Przewalski’s horse

Przewalski's horses
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Back from the brink: A Przewalski’s horse success story

December 29, 2020January 10, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 2705 Views 0 Comments Przewalski's horse

Today, horses born and raised in Pentezug Reserve in Hungary, can be found in Russia and Mongolia.

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Kurt is a clone of the British-born Przewalski’s stallion Kuporovic, who died in 1998.
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Meet Kurt, a genetically important little guy with a bright breeding future

September 18, 2020 Ricki Lewis 3441 Views 0 Comments Przewalski's horse

Geneticist 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.

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Przewalski’s horses were released into the Dunhuang West Lake Nature Reserve from the Wuwei Endangered Species Breeding Centre.
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Przewalski’s horses owe their survival to conservation efforts in recent decades – study

September 13, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2345 Views 0 Comments Przewalski's horse

Findings across at-risk species show that, without conservation actions, extinction rates would have been three to four times greater.

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Kurt and his surrogate mother.
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Clone of long-dead Przewalski’s horse offers genetic hope for endangered species

September 7, 2020September 9, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 8954 Views 0 Comments Clones, Przewalski's horse, Rare breeds

Texas-born Kurt is a clone of a Przewalski’s horse stallion named Kuporovic who was born in 1975.

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Good news for the Przewalski’s horse on the long road to freedom

May 30, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 4133 Views 0 Comments Przewalski's horse

Genetic analyses reveal that the wild horses reintroduced into the wilderness since 1992 do not show a decreased genetic variability, despite the small breeding populations.

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A Przewalski’s horse filly foal has been born at Whipsnade Zoo in Britain. She was born to Charlotte on April 13.
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Rare foal’s birth a boost for locked down British zoo

May 5, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 4097 Views 0 Comments Przewalski's horse

Arrival of Przewalski’s horse filly foal in mid-April a cause for celebration at Britain’s largest zoo, ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire.

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Abandoned Chernobyl buildings a refuge for Przewalski’s horses, researchers find

October 16, 2019November 3, 2019 Vicky L. Sutton-Jackson 10550 Views 2 Comments Przewalski's horse

Horses more than happy to use the abandoned buildings for winter and summer shelter.

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Przewalski’s horses were released into the Dunhuang West Lake Nature Reserve from the Wuwei Endangered Species Breeding Centre.
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A long way to go to successfully restore Przewalski’s horses to the wild, say scientists

August 25, 2019September 23, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 5947 Views 2 Comments Przewalski's horse

They are still considered extinct in the wild in China, despite three populations being established.

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A surprising relative is found in the closet of the Finnhorse

July 4, 2019July 21, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 4386 Views 0 Comments Przewalski's horse

“This observation opens up new avenues for the study of the domestication of the horse,” according to the researchers.

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As habitats shrink, researchers predict animals will get smaller, too

May 24, 2019June 11, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 2663 Views 0 Comments Przewalski's horse, Zebras & asses

“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.”

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Winnie's colt, who was born on April 30, is described as "very herd-motivated".
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Breeding bonanza as zoo welcomes four Przewalski’s horse foals

August 7, 2018August 12, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 6732 Views 0 Comments Przewalski's horse

Public vote will decide the names of the three colts.

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Przewalski's horse Rose Marie has died at the age of 31 at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC.
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Przewalski’s mare Rose Marie dies at 31

July 13, 2018July 17, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 4020 Views 0 Comments Obituary, Przewalski's horse

The median life expectancy for a Przewalski’s horse is about 15 years in human care.

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Classic whodunnit: First domestic horses might have arisen outside Central Asia

March 1, 2018March 5, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 4639 Views 0 Comments History, Przewalski's horse

Researchers are not ruling out the possibility that modern domesticates originated outside Central Asia.

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Why it’s so hard to unravel the mysterious origins of domestic horses

February 24, 2018February 25, 2018 Contributor 5025 Views 1 Comment History, Przewalski's horse

Findings published this week challenge what we thought we knew about one of the only “wild” horse species left today: the Przewalski’s horse.

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Dramatic genetic findings reshape history of horse domestication

February 23, 2018March 1, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 6270 Views 0 Comments History, Przewalski's horse

Credible evidence for horse domestication goes back 5500 years, but genetic testing reveals a remarkable twist to the story.

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The gut microbiomes of Przewalski's horses, pictured, and their domestic counterparts have come under scrutiny. Photo: Jairo S. Feris Delgado CC-BY-SA-3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Domestic life may not help your horse’s gut health, research suggests

November 29, 2017December 11, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 5729 Views 0 Comments Przewalski's horse

The gut microbiomes of free-living Przewalski’s horses in Mongolia were compared with those of domestic horses living nearby.

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A rock-star breeding career? The A to Ziggy story of a Przewalski’s colt

November 23, 2017November 25, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 4111 Views 0 Comments Przewalski's horse

The young stallion is now spending his days with the herd at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Virginia.

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Przewalski's horses became extinct across their natural rangelands, but have been reintroduced from captive stock. Photo: Natalia Spasskaya
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Key changes identified in the diet of Przewalski’s horses, but why?

September 12, 2017September 14, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 3709 Views 0 Comments Przewalski's horse

Why were they eating scrub during winters 120 years ago? Had man driven them to it?

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Przewalski’s horse Maja has died of renal failure at the age of 13.
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Loss of Przewalski’s mare a blow for North American breeding

August 19, 2017August 20, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 5353 Views 0 Comments Obituary, Przewalski's horse

Underlying cause of German-bred mare’s illness being investigated by Smithsonian.

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Minnesota reached the age of 29, almost the twice the average age that Przewalski's horses generally reach in human in care. Photo: Jessie Cohen, Smithsonian’s National Zoo
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Zoo farewells Minnesota, a Przewalski’s horse who lived to a great age

July 27, 2017July 30, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 13134 Views 0 Comments Obituary, Przewalski's horse

Minnesota was the recipient of the first successful reverse vasectomy performed on an endangered equid species.

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