Przewalski for sale

A wild animal is a wild creature to a man save its own kind for it cannot be tamed or domesticated to do his will. Przewalski’s horse is one such creature in the equine breed which has never been tamed even as a foal in captivity. That the horse has never in the course of history been seen would be an underestimation for the horse was only heard in rumors and stories and no man has come across a living one. It was only in 1881 that Nikolai Przewalski, the Russian explorer came across this breed in the steppes of Mongolia. From then on the wild horses were named after their discoverer Nikolai Przewalski.

A Przewalski’s horse is a large, stocky light colored breed. They have yellow dun coats with dark manes and tails and dark stripes running on their back and legs. Since it was impossible for them to be tamed they were crossbred retaining very few characteristics of the original Przewalski horse. The Przewalski’s horse had 66 chromosomes while the domesticated ones had only 64 chromosomes. Hence when these were crossbred there were 65 chromosomes. This was only to the advantage of the owners for the crossbred ones could be tamed and trained.

Earlier the Przewalski’s horse had become extinct in the wild and there were only a few bred in captivity. When there numbers too diminished it was quickly decided that a few of these captive be released in the wild. A number of associations took the initiative and the released Przewalski’s Horse roamed freely in the wild and multiplied. In order to preserve the further diminishing of this breed they were given large sanctuaries in captivity. One of the largest of such sanctuaries is in Ukraine. In the wild it was seen that they were a breed apart form other horses for the group had a dominant stallion with mares and their offspring, but it was also seen that the stallions were more protective of their mares than their territory which allowed other males to crossover. In any case with several associations having appeared for their well being their future is quite bright.