Sunday 25 May 2014

Species of the week: Przewalski's horse

Species of the week:
Przewalski's horse(Equus ferus przewalski)


  1. It is considered the only true wild horse to exist today.
  2. They stand about 122-146cm tall and weight about 200-350kg.
  3. They generally have a brown colour with variations of those shades.
  4. They can be found in Mongolia, although a small herd of them was introduced in the Chernobyl Exclusion zone.
  5. Their average lifespan is about 20 years.
  6. They form small social groups consisting of a stallion and two to three mares with their foals.
  7. Breeding season is towards the end of May till July and pregnancy lasts 11-12 months.
  8. The foals stay with their herd until they disperse to mate(in case of males) or an independent and choose to disperse to avoid inbreeding (in case of females)
  9. The foals are able to walk and run, an hour after they have been born.
  10. They are listed as "Endangered" by the IUCN.

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