Przewalski's wild horses gallop back to life
Their galloping stocky, sandy-brown silhouettes inspired dreamy pre-historic cave paintings.
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News tagged with wild horses
Quest to uncover the origins of horse taming is rewriting our picture of the past
Horses have been intrinsically entwined with human history for the past five millennia, acting as an early means of rapid transport and playing a key part in agriculture, warfare and sport.
Archaeology
Jan 26, 2022
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The Iberian wolf lives close to humans more for refuge than for prey
The Iberian wolf lives in increasingly humanised landscapes, with limited food resources and its presence is not always welcome. But, according to Spanish researchers, food availability plays a secondary role compared to ...
Ecology
Jul 11, 2012
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Outer Banks wild horses let big white birds ride them for a good reason, expert says
The wild horses roaming North Carolina's Outer Banks are known for being unpredictable and even dangerous—and this reputation only adds to the mystery why they're often seen patiently giving rides to big, gawky birds.
Plants & Animals
Aug 19, 2019
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Isotope studies shed a new light on the eating habits of Neanderthals
Scientists from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment (HEP) in Tübingen have studied the Neanderthals' diet. Based on the isotope composition in the collagen from the prehistoric humans' bones, ...
Archaeology
Mar 15, 2016
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After 100 years in captivity, a look at the world's last truly wild horses
In the 1870s, the world's last truly wild horses, known as Przewalski's horses, lived in the Asian steppes of Mongolia and China. But by the 1960s, those wild horses were no longer free. Only one captive population remained, ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2015
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The history of Eurasian wild horses
How Eurasian wild horses from the last glacial period, their living and extinct relatives, and 20th century back-breeds all ended up being called the same thing—and what is really behind that name
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2016
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Novel study shows promise for managing wild horse populations
For more than eight years, Colorado State University researchers have studied a vaccine called GonaCon as a safe and humane solution for the overpopulation of wild horses.
Plants & Animals
Oct 17, 2018
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Study solves mystery of horse domestication
New research indicates that domestic horses originated in the steppes of modern-day Ukraine, southwest Russia and west Kazakhstan, mixing with local wild stocks as they spread throughout Europe and Asia. The research was ...
Plants & Animals
May 7, 2012
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Outer Banks wild horses get mass DNA testing to uncover true lineage
The history of those wild horses roaming North Carolina's Outer Banks has long been shrouded in mystery, with most historians believing they descend from mustangs brought by Spanish settlers 500 years ago.
Plants & Animals
Jun 30, 2020
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