Quest to uncover origins of horse domestication is rewriting history
“We want to reinterpret some parts of history in terms of the power that some civilisations may have had over others thanks to horses.”
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Przewalski’s horse
Articles on Przewalski’s horse and conservation efforts surrounding the endangered breed.
Cradle of horse domestication identified in major international study
Evidence points to the Western Eurasian steppes, especially the lower Volga-Don region, as the heart of horse domestication.
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British zoo welcomes rare equine babies
A Przewalski’s horse foal and a Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra colt have been born at Marwell Zoo in recent weeks.
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Researchers cast light on how the ancestors of modern horses moved between continents
Molecular biologists studied the DNA of horses that migrated from North America to Eurasia and back.
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Researchers suggest the Botai people never used horses for transport at all
The Botai may have represented the final chapter in a millennia-long tradition of mass harvesting of wild horses, they said.
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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.
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Meet Kurt, a genetically important little guy with a bright breeding future
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 owe their survival to conservation efforts in recent decades – study
Findings across at-risk species show that, without conservation actions, extinction rates would have been three to four times greater.
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Clone of long-dead Przewalski’s horse offers genetic hope for endangered species
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
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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Rare foal’s birth a boost for locked down British zoo
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
Horses more than happy to use the abandoned buildings for winter and summer shelter.
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A long way to go to successfully restore Przewalski’s horses to the wild, say scientists
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
“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
“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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Breeding bonanza as zoo welcomes four Przewalski’s horse foals
Public vote will decide the names of the three colts.
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Przewalski’s mare Rose Marie dies at 31
The median life expectancy for a Przewalski’s horse is about 15 years in human care.
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Fresh research shows how horse domestication helped shape humanity
Several waves of migration were behind this crucial population shift, much of it driven by humankind’s emerging relationship with the horse.
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Classic whodunnit: First domestic horses might have arisen outside Central Asia
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
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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