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Photo of the Day #276: Przewalski's Horse

By laelaps on July 12, 2008.

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A Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii). Photographed at the Bronx zoo on July 5th, 2008.


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Oh! I have to say, I love all your photos, but these get extra points from me (as do those tapirs!).

Coincidentally enough, I was just talking about Przewalski's the other day. I teach at a horse-themed day camp, and a Xerox of a 'steppe-type' horse turned up on the clipboard. Which led to forty-five seconds or so of debate on exactly what type of horse it was meant to represent...