Przewalski's horse

American  

[pshuh-vahl-skeez, shuh-] / pʃəˈvɑl skiz, ʃə- /

Or Przevalski's horse

noun

1. a wild horse, Equus caballus przevalskii, chiefly of Mongolia and Sinkiang, characterized by light yellow coloring and a stiff, upright black mane with no forelock: the only remaining breed of wild horse, it is now endangered and chiefly maintained in zoos.

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Przewalski's horse British  

/ ˌpɜːʒəˈvælskɪz /

noun

1. a wild horse, Equus przewalskii, of W Mongolia, having an erect mane and no forelock: extinct in the wild, only a few survive in captivity

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Etymology

Origin of Przewalski's horse

After Nikolaĭ Mikhaĭlovich Przhevalʾskiĭ ( Polish Przewalski ) (1839–88), Russian explorer, the animal's first European observer (1876)

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Przewalski's horse

Three other species have been cloned for conservation: a Przewalski’s horse named Kurt, and two types of Southeast Asian cattle under threat, the gaur and the banteng.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 11, 2022

Przewalski’s horse and the Arabian oryx are among successful examples.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2022

Other species reintroduced to the wild using zoo-bred animals include the European bison and Przewalski’s horse.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 2, 2020

Scientists at the University of Georgia were able to capture the rare Przewalski's horse on film at abandoned barns.

From Fox News ● Oct. 30, 2019

Przewalski's horse is one of a few living species of horse.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013