Equus ferus - #1063
Wild Horse
Close-up of head. Equus ferus przewalskii. Also as Equus caballus przewalskii or Equus przewalskii. Also as Takhi|Eurasian Wild Horse|Przewalski's Horse.
Geographic Distribution
In the late 18th Century, from Turkestan east to Mongolia; wild population survived (at least until recently) in SW Mongolia and adjacent Gansu, Sinkiang, and Inner Mongolia (China); reintroduced into Mongolia.
Order/Family
Equidae
Genus
Equus
Specific Epithet
ferus
Image Location
Czech Republic, Prague Zoological Park
Image Date
1986
Photographer
M Andera