These wild horses have been bred in captivity since they were driven to extinction in their homeland – but now, roughly 50 years later, they’re running across the Mongolian plains once more.
The Przewalski’s horse is the only equine species that has never been domesticated.
It’s extinction from the Mongolian wild is credited largely to harsh winters, human interference, and military activity from WWII.One determined group of conservationists, however, kept the species alive through several breeding programs in the Czech Republic, and other European countries. The first Przewalski’s horses to be released back into the desert were four mares airlifted to the Gobi desert…
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