The Foundation for the Protection and Preservation of the Przewalski horse Homepage. The national symbol of Mongolia is the Przewalski horse, a wild horse. The wild horse was returned to roam free in its country of origin. Keywords: przewalski, Equus przewalskii, equus, przewalski horse, przewalski paard, takh, takhi, mongolian wild horse, przewalskipferd, urwildpferd, horse, paard, pferd, ...

This stocky, pony-like animal, named for the Russian naturalist who discovered it in 1879, is the only surviving species of wild horse.

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Brief description courtesy of The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2001.