Przewalski junior

A grown up Przewalki's horse guarding its foal. This asian wild horse is supposed to be extincted in the wild since 1969. Fortunately, zoos and wildlife reserves have succeeded in breeding Przewalski's horses, as you can see here!

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Claire Hamilton

Lion

That is so wonderful to know that breeding programmes are working! Posted 9 years ago
1. gglaeser
  
  Eagle Owl
  
  That's true! Let's hope that programs focussing on other species are equally successful! Posted 9 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Great photo with a great story, promoted to homepage! Posted 9 years ago
1. gglaeser
  
  Eagle Owl
  
  Great! Thanks a lot, Ferdy :) Posted 9 years ago

The Domestic horse

The horse is one of two extant subspecies of "Equus ferus". It is an odd-toed ungulate mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began to domesticate horses around 4000 BC, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BC.

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Similar species: Odd-toed Ungulates

Species identified by gglaeser