are there any extinct species of horses?
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All the wild horses are extinct: study. New genetic research has revealed that the world's wild horses went extinct hundreds, if not thousands, of years ago. ... But instead, they are a feral descendant of the earliest-known domesticated horses, according to the report in the journal Science.
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Donkey - Animal Facts. Mammal. The smallest member of the horse family, the donkey was first domesticated about six thousand years ago. Donkeys can perform the same gaits as horses, but generally don't gallop.
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The only truly wild horses in existence today are the Przewalski's horse native to the steppes of central Asia. The best-known examples of feral horses are the "wild" horses of the American west. ... Some of these horses are said to be the descendants of horses who managed to swim to land when they were shipwrecked.
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Equine, one of the mammal family of Equidae (order Perissodactyla) that includes the modern horses, zebras, and asses, as well as more than 60 species known only from fossils. All six modern members of the family are placed in the genus Equus.
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There are about 300 species of Australian animals that are endangered. This means that these animals may disappear from the face of the Earth forever. Humans are directly responsible for most recent extinctions. (Learn about extinction here.)
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['Javan rhinoceros. An older Vietnamese stamp illustrates the Javan rhinoceros (Shutterstock) ... ', 'Vaquita. The Sea of Cortez, or Gulf of California, where the few remaining vaquita live (Shutterstock) ... ', 'Mountain gorillas. ... ', 'Tigers. ... ', 'Asian elephants. ... ', 'Orangutans. ... ', 'Leatherback sea turtles. ... ', 'Snow leopards.']
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Despite their horns and armored appearance, one may expect rhinos to share close ancestry with elephants. But rhinoceroses are actually related to horses and tapirs, in the Mammalian Order for odd-toed ungulates, Perissodactyla.
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The American buffalo is not extinct — the species is classified as “near threatened.” However, modern population numbers are nowhere near what they were centuries ago, when New-York Tribune editor Horace Greeley wrote in 1860, “Often, the country for miles on either hand seemed quite black with them.” ... They're bison.
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Tamed and untamed horses despawn during the game. The horses are not tied up with rope and they can be wild or tamed. ... If the horses are wearing armor, they do not despawn.
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['Amur Leopards. The Amur Leopard is critically endangered with only 60 known animals left in the wild. ... ', 'Pygmy Hippos. Only about 1,000 of these adorable animals are alive in the wild today. ... ', 'Sand Cats. ... ', 'Egyptian Tortoises. ... ', 'Sea Otters. ... ', 'Fennec Fox. ... ', 'Pileated Gibbons.']
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['American Quarter Horse.', 'Morgan Horse.', 'Appaloosa Horse.', 'Norwegian Fjord.', 'Connemara Pony.']
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The first horses to return to the main continent were 16 specifically identified horses brought by Hernán Cortés in 1519. Subsequent explorers, such as Coronado and De Soto brought ever-larger numbers, some from Spain and others from breeding establishments set up by the Spanish in the Caribbean.
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Since the 1500s, 15 ocean animals have vanished from the world's oceans. Many were never photographed. According to environmental news site Mongabay, the 15 extinct species include various marine birds and mammals, sea snails, and the Christmas sandpiper pictured above.
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['Zebra + Any other Equine = Zebroid. ... ', 'Lion + Tiger = Liger. ... ', 'Bottlenose Dolphin + False Killer Whale = Wholphin. ... ', 'Grizzly Bear + Polar Bear = Grolar Bear. ... ', 'Domestic Cattle + Americon Bison = Beefalo. ... ', 'Serval + Domestic Cat = Savannah. ... ', 'Male Donkey + Female Horse = Mule. ... ', 'Male Camel + Female Llama = Cama.']
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Horses live in every region of the world except Antarctica and the northern Arctic regions of North America, Europe and Asia. Most horses are domesticated, which means they live alongside humans. Almost all wild horses are feral horses that are descended from domesticated horses.
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['\uf0d8 Endangered animals are the type of animals that are in danger of disappearing forever. ... ', '\uf07d Markhor \uf07d Long billed vulture \uf07d Snow leopard \uf07d Baluchistan black bear \uf07d Green turtles \uf07d Indus river dolphin \uf07d Marco polo sheep \uf07d Fishing cat \uf07d Cranes \uf07d Houbara bustard (IUCN red list of Pakistani species)']
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Other horses that are thought of as wild are in fact feral. There are roughly 2,000 takhi in the world right now, and the largest number of them live at Hustai National Park, within 60 miles of Mongolia's capital, Ulaanbaatar.