by Jan Hoole as published on The Conversation “Scientists – and horse owners – often wonder exactly how horses were domesticated.” “As many of you may remember, my wife Terry and I trekked on horseback across the mountain steppe region of Outer Mongolia, several years ago, in an […]
Story by Svetlana Arkhangelskaya, special to RBTH as published in ‘Russia Beyond the Headlines‘ There are only about 2,000 Przewalski horses left in the world, but in October six endangered members of this species arrived in Russia. Scientists hope to restore them in the wild, and they are […]
Source: By Megan Gannon, News Editor for Live Science “It’s ‘feel good Sunday’ and not many things are as near and dear to Terry and myself as the wild horses “Takhi” of Outer Mongolia and China; so today’s installment is special in so many ways. Let’s just hope […]
SOURCE: News.sciencemag.org by Gisela Telis Wild horses. A genome sequence derived from a 700,000-year-old horse fossil (inset) sheds new light on equine evolution and confirms that Przewalski’s horse (pictured) is indeed genetically distinct from domesticated breeds. Credit: Claudia Feh/Association pour le cheval de Przewalski, France; (inset) Ludovic Orlando […]
Enjoy the award winning photographic artistry of Terry Fitch as husband R.T. spins a tale of adventure and moral conflict as they share their story of riding across Outer Mongolia on horseback while tracking the primitive wild horse, Takhi. R.T. and Terry Fitch Talk about Outer Mongolia at […]
By Shao Wei ( chinadaily.com.cn) While U.S. Mismanages Wild Horses & Burros other Countries Protect and Preserve Their Treasures As the cold front pounds Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, 700 tons of forage have been sent to the Kala Maili Natural Reserve, home to the rare and […]
Story by Victoria Gill, Science reporter for the BBC Globally, the Gentle Horse Cannot Catch a Break “These Przewalski Horses, properly called ‘Takhi horses’ in their native Mongolia, are near and dear to the hearts of Terry and myself as they are not only extremely rare they are […]
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