Wildlifeof China
Wild Horse
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Equus ferus
Basic stats
Diet
Primarily grasses and other herbaceous plants
Habitat
Steppe and semiarid grassland
Range
Reintroduced populations in Mongolia and China
Litter size
1
Gestation period
Approximately 11 months
Size
Approximately 1.4m at the shoulder
Weight
Up to approximately 350kg
Living wild horses are represented by Przewalski's horse, a stocky equid with a dun coat, pale belly, dark upright mane and no forelock. Adults stand approximately 1.4m at the shoulder and may weigh up to 350kg. The taxon is treated as Equus ferus by the Mammal Diversity Database, although some authorities rank Przewalski's horse separately. (Mammal Diversity Database; Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle)
Wild horses graze grasses and other herbaceous plants in steppe and semiarid grassland. Social groups normally contain a breeding male, several females and their young, while other males form bachelor groups. Females usually produce one foal after an approximately eleven-month gestation. Reintroduced populations occur in Mongolia and China. (Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle; Wikipedia, Przewalski's horse account)
Quick answers
- What does the Wild Horse eat?
- Primarily grasses and other herbaceous plants
- What habitat does the Wild Horse live in?
- Steppe and semiarid grassland
- Where is the Wild Horse found?
- Reintroduced populations in Mongolia and China
- What is the litter size of the Wild Horse?
- 1
- How long is the gestation period of the Wild Horse?
- Approximately 11 months
- How big is the Wild Horse?
- Approximately 1.4m at the shoulder
- How much does the Wild Horse weigh?
- Up to approximately 350kg