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Zoo welcomes endangered horses

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Posted: 10/17/2012 1:00 AM | Comments: 0

WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The Assiniboine Park Zoo is now home to a pair of male Przewalski's horses.

FOR the first time in its 108-year history, the Assiniboine Park Zoo is home to a pair of Przewalski's horses.

The two male horses of the endangered species are two years old and are making their home in the northwest corner of the zoo next to the zebras.

"We're very excited to have another new species at the zoo," said Tim Sinclair-Smith, the zoo's director of zoological operations. "Przewalski's horses are quite rare, which makes this an even greater addition for our visitors since most have never seen them before."

Originating in Mongolia, Przewalski's horses are smaller than most domestic horses and weigh approximately 200 to 340 kilograms. Standing 120 to 140 centimetres tall, they have stocky bodies, upright manes and a dark stripe down their backs.

The last surviving subspecies of the wild horse, they were once declared extinct until being reassessed in 2008 after successful introductions into the wild.

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition October 17, 2012 B2

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