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Przewalski Horse
Equus przewalski
The Przewalski Horse is also known as the Takhi, a word that means spiritual in Mongolian. Living in the deserts of Mongolia, Przewalski Horses have great powers of endurance and are able to withstand harsh environmental conditions. Pushed to extinction in the wild in the 1950's they have been returned there through co-operative breeding by zoos.
A mare travelling to Western Plains Zoo proved the tough reputation of Przewalski Horses when she managed the seemingly impossible feat of turning around in her travel box! In May 1995, Western Plains Zoo reintroduced seven Przewalski Horses to Mongolia's Gobi Desert where they were last found in the wild. The Zoo is a proud partner in the continuing world wide captive breeding program which manages over one thousand horses.
