Przewalski's Horse
by Eva Lechner
Title
Przewalski's Horse
Artist
Eva Lechner
Medium
Photograph - Photograph-fine Art
Description
Przewalski's horse , Equus ferus przewalskii)or Dzungarian horse, is a rare and endangered subspecies of wild horse (Equus ferus) native to the steppes of central Asia.At one time extinct in the wild (in Mongolia, the last wild Przewalski's horses had been seen in 1966), it has been reintroduced to its native habitat in Mongolia at the Khustain Nuruu National Park, Takhin Tal Nature Reserve, and Khomiin Tal. The taxonomic position is still debated, and some taxonomists treat Przewalski's horse as a species, Equus przewalskii.
Common names for this equine include takhi,[5] Asian wild horse and Mongolian wild horse,[6] The horse is named after the Russian geographer and explorer Nikolay Przhevalsky.
Most "wild" horses today, such as the American Mustang or the Australian Brumby, are actually feral horses descended from domesticated animals that escaped and adapted to life in the wild. In contrast, Przewalski's horse has never been domesticated and remains the only true wild horse in the world today. Przewalski's horse is one of three known subspecies of Equus ferus, the others being the domesticated horse Equus ferus caballus, and the extinct tarpan Equus ferus ferus. There are still a number of other wild equines, including three species of zebra and various subspecies of the African wild ass, onager (including the Mongolian wild ass), and kiang.
In my region they live free in the nature together with koniks.
Original fine art photograph and digital artwork by Eva Lechner
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May 14th, 2017
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