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Przewalski's Horse
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Also Known As Takhi
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A rare and endangered wild horse originally native to the steppes of Central Asia, extinct in the wild by the late twentieth century and reintroduced to Mongolia's Hustai National Park on the Mongolian steppe, where free-ranging herds now breed again.
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Scientific NameEquus ferus przewalskii 1 Conservation StatusReclassified from Critically Endangered to Endangered after a 2011 reassessment. Population EstimateAs of 2011, an estimated total of almost 400 horses existed across three free-ranging reintroduced populations. Cross-Tradition Connections
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