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In 2004, the United States Congress designated Dec. 13 to be “National Day of the Horse” - an opportunity to recognize the outsized role domesticated horses have played in human history. But for this year’s Day of the Horse, we’re taking a different tack, if you will, to recognize the Przewalski’s...

After a potentially deadly injury, one endangered wild horse got a new lease on life thanks to the Smithsonian's veterinary team.

Two new neighbors have arrived at Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Meet Przewalski’s horse mother-son duo, Barbie and Cooper!

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo was created in 1889 and opened its doors in 1891. To celebrate its 130th anniversary, look back at how the Zoo has evolved through the years.

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is dedicated to saving species. Every year, its team of conservationists here and around the globe works hard to make that mission a reality — and 2018 was no exception.

A public vote decided the names of three endangered Przewalski’s (sha-VAL-ski) horse colts at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia.

Four endangered Przewalski’s (sha-VAL-ski) horse foals were born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute between March and June. SCBI is asking the public to help name the three colts.

Rose Marie, a 31-year-old Przewalski’s horse at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, was humanely euthanized July 6, due to her declining health and quality of life. She was one of the oldest Przewalski’s horses in the world.

The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's Przewalksi's horse colt Zygmund (or “Ziggy” as keepers affectionately refer to him) is growing into a powerful stallion.

In September, Conservation Ecology Center Postdoctoral Research Fellow John McEvoy traveled to Mongolia to track wolves and to study the movement behavior of reintroduced Przewalski’s horses—the last of the truly wild horse species. The following is an excerpt from his travel log. When I am not...

Maja, a 13-year-old Przewalski’s horse, was humanely euthanized at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Aug. 13, for renal failure.

Keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo are mourning the loss of Minnesota, a Przewalski’s horse who was humanely euthanized yesterday morning.

A conservationist’s work is never done. At least, it doesn’t stop when a species is returned to its native habitat. Instead, scientists at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s (SCBI) Conservation Ecology Center use satellite tracking collars to understand the challenges animals face once...

How is this work different from work done in domestic horses? The domestic horse has been studied systematically for decades leading to routine use of assisted reproductive technologies such as artificial insemination, sperm cryopreservation, and embryo transfers. Despite these advances, little...

Anne's filly is doing wonderfully. She cut her first tooth last week! A second Przewalski's horse foal was born on August 15 to a mare named Solongo (which means "rainbow" in Mongolian). The foal is a little colt born not from artificial insemination but from natural breeding. A Stallion named Frog...

When they hear the word "horse" most people have a distinct mental image of the domestic horse (Equus ferus caballus) we loved as children—who didn’t want a pony as a kid? The domestic horse has become a multi-million dollar industry to some and serves as companion animals to others. We have a vast...

Video 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...

Scientists at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute are celebrating the birth of a female Przewalski’s (Cha-VAL-skee) horse—the first to be born via artificial insemination. The foal’s birth on July 27 signals a huge breakthrough for the survival of this species. SCBI reproductive...