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They also found that Przewalski's horses, a species closely related to domesticated horses, produce whinnies that include biphonation.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

The horses burst into a gallop at the machine's approach, their high-pitched whinnies rising into the dry air.

From Fox News • Aug. 18, 2021

The movie takes off when Charley discovers the local track and meets a pretty quarter horse named Lean on Pete, whose velvety brown coat and barely audible whinnies become a balm for the lonely teenager.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2018

An astonishing collection of laughs — whinnies, giggles, squeals, snorts, heaves — gradually colors the narrative, until this seemingly harmless man becomes, in effect, not just a witness to savagery, but also an accessory.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2018

Christopher dug his fingers into the white mane, and with a chorus of whinnies the whole herd took off at a gallop into the forest.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell