Przewalski's Horse

Przewalski's Horse (Equus przewalskii or E. caballus przewalskii), pronounced "(p)she-VAHL-skeez horse", also known as the Mongolian Wild Horse, or Takhi, is the closest living relative of the Domestic Horse and may in fact be the same species. Authorities differ about the correct classification. The two are the only equids that can cross-breed and produce fertile offspring.

Related Topics:
Domestic Horse - Equid

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As of 2002, the world population of these horses is about 1,000, all descended from approximately 15 captured around 1900 and bred in zoos.

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