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Przewalski's horse (/(p) ʃ ə ˈ v ɑː l s k iː z, ˌ p ɜːr ʒ ə-/ (p)shə-VAHL-skeez, PUR-zhə-; [3] Russian: [prʐɨˈvalʲskʲɪj] (Пржевальский); Polish: [pʂɛˈvalskʲi]; Equus ferus przewalskii or Equus przewalskii [4]), also called the takhi (Mongolian: Тахь), [5] Mongolian wild horse or Dzungarian horse, is a rare and endangered horse originally native to the ...
Hustai National Park. Hustai National Park (Mongolian: Хустайн байгалийн цогцолборт газар), located in the Khustai Mountains of Töv Province, is a national park of Mongolia. It is also known as Khustain Nuruu National Park. It covers an area of 506 km 2 (195 sq mi). The Tuul River runs through the park.
Flag of Mongolia: Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Mongolia: State seal State seal of Mongolia: National anthem: Mongol Ulsiin töriin duulal: National flower: Scabiosa [citation needed] National bird: Falcon [1] National animal: Takhi (Przewalski's horse) [2] National dish: Buuz [3]
In 2007, Prague Zoo joined the International Takhi Group. The horses suitable for release are selected and transported from European zoos as well as from the core herd in Dobřejov. Once a year four of these are loaded in boxes, taken by car to airport, lifted by Czech Army cargo plane to Mongolia, then travel to their destination on lorries ...
Mongolia has a number of large mammals, including gray wolves and Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica), as well as more endangered species such as the wild Bactrian camel (Camelus ferus), the snow leopard (Uncia uncia), the Gobi bear, (rarest and unique to the desert region), the takhi (both wild and domestic types of horses) and the Asiatic wild ass ...
Shield. Azure, a Wind Horse courant contourny or, in base a mountain range vert and a Wheel of Dharma or. The national emblem of Mongolia[1][2][3][4][5] (Mongolian: Монгол Улсын төрийн сүлд, romanized: Mongol Ulsiin töriin süld, IPA: [ˈmɔɴɢɞɮ ʊɬˈsʲiːɴ tʰɵˈriːɴ suɬt]) is used by the government of Mongolia ...
In Khustain Nuruu National Park, about 120 km south west of Ulaanbaatar, the original wild horses, Takhi of Mongolia (Przewalski horses) have been released to the wild again in a process first begun in 1993. The project has been quite successful, and has developed into an attraction for both scientists and tourists.
The Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue, part of the Genghis Khan Statue Complex, is a 40-metre (130 ft) tall, stainless steel statue of Genghis Khan on horseback and the world's tallest equestrian statue. [ 2 ] It is located about a mile from the Tuul River at Tsonjin Boldog, 54 km (33.55 mi) east of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, where ...