Przewalski's horse

Or Prze·val·ski's horse

[pshuh-vahl-skeez, shuh-]

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.

Przewalski's horse

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Przewalski's horse¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Przewalski's horse¹

C19: named after the Russian explorer Nikolai Mikhailovich Przewalski (1839–88), who discovered it

Example Sentences

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.

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In 2020, researchers created Kurt, the clone of a Przewalski’s horse whose cells were frozen 40 years ago.

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

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“I would not dare approach a Przewalski’s horse,” Dr. Orlando said.

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New zoo exhibits include giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji, Amur tiger Mitas, Przewalski’s horse mother-son duo Barbie and Cooper, Komodo dragon juvenile Onyx, Andean bear Brienne, American bison Lucy and Gally, California sea lion Charger and North American beaver Poplar, a wallaby joey and a kudu calf, according to a zoo press statement.

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