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The human-caused extinction of wild horses in Europe began in Southern Europe, possibly in antiquity. [16] While humans had been hunting wild horses since the Paleolithic, [15] during historic times horse meat was an important source of protein for many cultures. As large herbivores, the range of the tarpan was continuously decreased by the ...
One subspecies is the widespread domestic horse (Equus ferus caballus), [30] as well as two wild subspecies: the recently extinct European wild horse (E. f. ferus) and the endangered Przewalski's horse (E. f. przewalskii). [10] [11] [30] The ancestors of domestic and Przewalski's horses are estimated to have diverged around 45,000 years ago. [37]
The European wild ass (Equus hydruntinus or Equus hemionus hydruntinus) or hydruntine is an extinct equine from the Middle Pleistocene to Late Holocene of Europe and West Asia, and possibly North Africa. It is a member of the subgenus Asinus, and closely related to the living Asiatic wild ass.
Various wild horse subspecies (e.g. Equus c. gallicus, [39] [40] Equus c. latipes, [33] [39] [41] Equus c. uralensis [39]) Equus dalianensis (wild horse species known from North China) European wild ass (Equus hydruntinus) (survived in refugia in Anatolia until late Holocene) Equus ovodovi (survived in refugia in North China until late Holocene)
The Tatar-Cossack word "tarpan" was popularized for European wild horses in the 19th century, though today is sometimes limited to horses from central and eastern Europe. [45] Paleogenomics suggest that horses were domesticated independently in the Ponto-Caspian steppe and expanded to the rest of Europe by the Bronze Age.
Here are 10 of the most devastating animal extinctions in recent history, plus a closer look at the dire impact of human greed and why we need stronger wildlife protection measures.
Przewalski's-type wild horses appear in European cave art dating as far back as 20,000 years ago, [1] but genetic investigation of a 35,870-year-old specimen from one such cave instead showed an affinity with extinct Iberian horse lineage and the modern domestic horse, suggesting that it was not Przewalski's horse being depicted in this art. [37]
An estimated 19,000 wild horses live in Kosciuszko National Park, Australia (Associated Press) ... “Threatened native species are in danger of extinction and the entire ecosystem is under threat ...