Przewalski's horse [a] (Equus ferus przewalskii or Equus przewalskii), [5] also called the takhi, [b] [6] Mongolian wild horse or Dzungarian horse, is a rare and endangered horse originally native to the steppes of Central Asia. It is named after the Russian geographer and …

Przewalski's horses, critically endangered horses found in Mongolia, are the last truly wild horse. Once thought to be the ancestor to the domestic horse, they are actually distant cousins. Mitochondrial DNA suggests that they diverged from a common ancestor 500,000 years ago.

Mar 15, 2025 · Przewalski’s horse, (subspecies Equus caballus przewalskii or E. ferus przewalskii), last wild horse subspecies surviving in the 21st century. It was discovered in western Mongolia in the late 1870s by the Russian explorer N.M. Przhevalsky.

Not so long ago, the species, once prolific on the Central Asia steppe, was one cruel winter, one hungry wolf pack, one outbreak of disease away from extinction. This animal is generally known as...

What is a Przewalski’s horse? Thousands of years ago, horses known as the takhi grazed on the grasslands of Asia and Europe.

Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii or Equus przewalskii), otherwise known as P-horse, is named after Nikolai Przewalski (pronounced "shuh-val-skee"), a Russian explorer. In 1870, he was the first to discover a subspecies of this horse.

Przewalski's horses grow thick, warm coats for the winter, complete with long beards and neck hair. These coats are important during the harsh winters in their habitat in Mongolia, Kazakstan, and China, where temperatures can be freezing.

The Przewalski’s horse is one of the most important elements of Mongolian culture, a symbol of Mongolia’s national heritage. The center of the herd is the safest place. Often, when one of its members behaves inappropriately, they are “thrown out” to the periphery of the herd or outside its boundaries temporarily or permanently. ...

Today there are about 1,200 Przewalski's horses living in zoos, private preserves, and protected areas in Mongolia. Small groups are gradually being reintroduced into the wild to once again...

Over 157 Przewalski’s horses have been born at the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park and their offspring have been sent to zoos and reintroduction projects around the world.