Asian wild horse
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Equus przewalskii
Two names
The asian wild horse is also called Przewlaski's Horse.
Early art object
Stone Age people decorated their caves with drawings of horses closely resembling this species.
Erect mane
Unlike domestic horses, these animals always have erect manes.
Habitat/Range
Formerly found in western Asia (now extinct in the wild)
Wild Diet
Grasses and Leaves
Predators
Wolves and Humans
Reproduction
Herds consist of several females and a single male. The young are driven from the herd at 2 years of age.
Conservation Status
EXTINCT
Extinct in the wild, there are well over 700 Przewalski's horses in zoos around the world. The asian wild horse Species Survival Plan hopes to return this species to its native range. In fact, reintroduction of some individuals to the wild is now underway.
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