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The first successful reintroduction programme for the Przewalski's horse in Russia was launched by FSFI «Orenburg Reserves» in 2015. A total of 36 Przewalski's horses were brought to the Pre-Urals Steppe site from semi-reserves in France and Hungary in ...
Tatjana L. Zharkikh+7 more
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Associative behaviour in Przewalski's horses reintroduced into Mongolia
Allogrooming is an important associative behaviour in social mammals that has hygienic and/or social functions and may be mediated by kin selection or reciprocity.
Sarah R. B. King, John Gurnell
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Obesity prevalence and associated risk factors in outdoor living domestic horses and ponies [PDF]
Reasons for performing study. The prevalence of obesity in companion animals, including horses and ponies has risen drastically in recent years and risk factors have been little investigated.
Giles, Sarah L+3 more
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First Experience with a Camera Collar in a Free-Ranging Przewalski’s Horse Group in the Mongolian Gobi [PDF]
Remote sensing and satellite telemetry have allowed to greatly expanding the understanding of how species use various landscapes, even in remote settings.
Altansukh, Nanjid+6 more
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Steppe ungulate count in Great Gobi B Strictly Protected area 2022 [PDF]
English: The plains of Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area (subsequently “Great Gobi B”) in southwestern Mongolia are home to three endangered wild ungulates, khulan (Equus hemionus), takhi (Equus ferus przewalskii), and goitered gazelle (Gazella ...
Altansukh, Nanjid+5 more
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The Przewalski's horse Equus ferus przewalskii is the only wild representative of the subgenus true horses left in the world. This article discusses the history of projects on the reintroduction of the Przewalski's horse in Russia and compares two ...
Rafilia T. Bakirova, Tatjana L. Zharkikh
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Evaluating the impact of domestication and captivity on the horse gut microbiome. [PDF]
The mammal gut microbiome, which includes host microbes and their respective genes, is now recognized as an essential second genome that provides critical functions to the host.
Amir, Amnon+13 more
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Thyroid hormones correlate with field metabolic rate in ponies, Equus ferus caballus [PDF]
Acknowledgments The authors thank Jürgen Dörl for technical help and for taking care of the animals and Peter Thompson for technical assistance with the doubly labelled water analysis.
Brinkmann, Lea+4 more
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Water Use of Asiatic Wild Asses in the Mongolian Gobi [PDF]
Water is a key resource for most large bodied mammals in the world’s arid areas. With the growing human population, access to water for wildlife often becomes compromised.
Dresley, V.+4 more
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Stable isotopes reveal diet shift from pre-extinction to reintroduced Przewalski’s horses
The Przewalski’s horse (Equus ferus przewalskii), the only remaining wild horse within the equid family, is one of only a handful of species worldwide that went extinct in the wild, was saved by captive breeding, and has been successfully returned to the
Petra Kaczensky+8 more
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