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Przewalski's horse
noun
Prze·wal·ski's horse
pshə-ˈväl-skēz- 
shə-,
ˌpər-zhə-ˈväl-
variants
or Przewalski horse
: a small stocky bay- or dun-colored wild horse (Equus ferus przewalskii synonym E. przewalskii) of central Asia having a large head and short erect mane and now existing chiefly in captivity
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Przewalski's horses are considered the world's last species of wild horses, according to an article from the Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Scientists, though, urge that there needs to be more work done to ensure the future survival of the Przewalski's horse, per the release.
—Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2023
North Carolina's red wolves, the Eurasian beaver and Przewalski's horse have in common?
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 16 Apr. 2021
Kurt was born at Timber Creek Veterinary in Texas on August 6 and has the traditional features of an endangered Przewalski's horse, the last truly wild equine species in the world.
—Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 26 Oct. 2020
Archaeological evidence of horse domestication points to the Botai culture of Central Asia at least 5,500 years ago, but those horses are genetically related to the wild Przewalski's horse, not domestic horses.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2019
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Scientists, though, urge that there needs to be more work done to ensure the future survival of the Przewalski's horse, per the release.
—Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2023
North Carolina's red wolves, the Eurasian beaver and Przewalski's horse have in common?
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 16 Apr. 2021
Kurt was born at Timber Creek Veterinary in Texas on August 6 and has the traditional features of an endangered Przewalski's horse, the last truly wild equine species in the world.
—Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 26 Oct. 2020
Archaeological evidence of horse domestication points to the Botai culture of Central Asia at least 5,500 years ago, but those horses are genetically related to the wild Przewalski's horse, not domestic horses.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2019
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