Video Update: First Przewalski's Horse Born Via Artificial Insemination at SCBI
Reproductive biologist, Budhan Pukazhenthi, with the Smithsonian's Conservation Biology Institute interviews about the first Przewalski's horse born July 27th, 2013 as a result of artificial insemination. This video also includes the filly's first steps at SCBI located in Front Royal, Virginia.
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