All 9 Equid Species & 9 Beautiful "Wild" Horses

Travel to 6 continents as we explore the incredible world of wild and feral equids. This video explores each equid species and the history behind some of the most iconic feral horses incuding the mustang and the white horses of Camargue.
0:00 Przewalski's horse
2:13 Domestic Horse
4:11 Namib Desert Horse
5:16 Mountain Zebra
6:40 Plains Zebra
8:08 Grévy's Zebra
9:35 African Wild Ass
10:41 Domestic Donkey
12:13 Asiatic Wild Ass
13:08 Kiang
14:27 Yilki Horses
15:36 Camargue Horse
16:41 Dülmener
17:42 Exmoor Pony
18:48 Icelandic Horse
20:08 Brumby
21:10 Baguales Horse
21:54 Mustang
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Draft Horse Sled Pulling Competition - Findaview / Shutterstock
Ponies drinking water - Rick Ray / Shutterstock
Icelandic Horse and Rider - Abinieks / Shutterstock
Australian Stamp - Galyamin Sergej / Shutterstock
Additional Attribution
Map Canvas - NASA
Media Attribution
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Sources & Further Reading
Listed below are the sources used to create the video.
Encyclopedia Britannica
www.britannica.com/animal/horse
Animal Diversity
animaldiversity.org/
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equidae
IUCN
www.iucnredlist.org/
Przewalski's horse
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/pr...
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/przewalski-wild-horses-botai-kazakhstan-spd
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/s...
theconversation.com/why-its-s...
reviverestore.org/projects/pr...
Domestic Horse
prohorse.com.au/blogs/pa/larg...
www.amnh.org/explore/ology/zo...
www.equishop.com/en/blog/shir...
www.discoverwildlife.com/anim...
drafthorsejournal.com/pages/h...
gesrepair.com/the-history-of-...
Namib Desert Horse
www.mapquest.com/travel/the-d...
climateknowledgeportal.worldb...
senseearth.co.uk/blog/wild-ho...
encyclopedia.1914-1918-online...
www.atlasobscura.com/places/n...
Mountain zebra
www.britannica.com/place/Moun...
www.places.co.za/accommodatio...
www.capenature.co.za/projects...
Plains zebra
www.worldwildlife.org/blogs/s...
www.nature.com/articles/s4159...
Nxai Pan pronunciation
www.exploring-africa.com/en/b...
• Moremi to Nxai Pan | B...
Grévy's zebra
journals.plos.org/plosone/art...
African Wild Ass & Donkey
animaldiversity.org/accounts/...
breeds.okstate.edu/other-bree...
www.discoverwildlife.com/anim...
www.thebrooke.org/news/reason...
Onager (Asiatic wild ass)
nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/pe...
Kiang (Tibetan wild ass)
www.ultimateungulate.com/Peri...
Yılkı Atları Horses
www.almaany.com/en/dict/en-tr...
educalingo.com/en/dic-tr/yilki
Full Source List (there were too many for the character limit so I've included a link to a Google Doc with the full source list for this video)
docs.google.com/document/d/1q...
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[@Textbooktravel]

Thank you to those who spotted this error: Camargue to Dülmen is definitely not a 1 hour drive! It's supposed to say 12 hours, I should have spotted than when doing the voiceover, my apologies.

[@staszkoalcatras]

So you completly ignore Polish wild horse......

[@Clodaghbob]

It was a fun educational mistake. All the Europeans hurrying to Google Maps: “Huh? No way! Hmmm…. _exactly_ how far is it?” All the Americans hurrying to Google Maps: “Where’s Europe? Hmmm… it’s a lot bigger than we thought!” All the people from Dülmen and the Camargue: “Hmmm …12 hours …do-able! Sweetheart (yelling out the back door), you like horses, don’t you? D’you want to go somewhere different for your birthday? 🤣😂🤣

[@ShaileshgangashShaileshgangash]

😊😊😊

[@Rghidi]

❤❤😊😊

[@user-jc1ld6yb3w]

😊

[@wolfbyte2468]

More recent genetic studies have shown that the Przewalski's horse is indeed a wild, not feral species/subspecies, as it lacks any domesticated ancestors. The Przewalski's Horse also has more chromosomes than the Domestic Horse, among several other morphological differences, which had led to increased speculation that it is its own species. However, more research needs to be done on that front.

[@Ryodraco]

More specifically, the study of the Botai horses was reevaluated, with the evidence that they were ever domesticated being heavily brought into question. To quote Wikipedia: "However, a 2021 reevaluation of the Botai horses reached a conclusion in favor of the traditional view of Przewalski's horses as a never-domesticated population. These authors viewed the tooth wear previously attributed to bridle mouthpieces as more likely to have been caused by natural processes, while the age structure of the Botai horses seemed inconsistent with domesticated herding. Furthermore, some specimens were found associated with arrowheads, suggesting they had been hunted. They concluded that the horses associated with the Botai culture were wild instead of domesticated animals, and that the Przewalski's horse lineage should indeed be viewed not as a feral lineage but as one that was always wild."

[@indyreno2933]

Actually, the takhi is the only truly wild horse species alive today, while this is officially true, it is actually a separate species from the tarpan, which is what the domestic horse is the only remaining subspecies of tarpan.

[@noninoni9962]

As of 2023, it was announced that a Przewalskis foal has been born via a surragate mare!!

[@lordsams]

there are no sub species

[@hollyingraham3980]

@indyreno2933. Huh? Who brought up tarpans? We don't really know what a tarpan was, whether a wild horse or a local feral population. We also don't know that the tarpan is ancestral to domestic horses, or is a parallel development from a common ancestor.

[@loganphelan3587]

Also zebras stripe might help them blend in with the herd making it harder for predators to pick off an individual as lots of zebras running together would look more like a cohesive mass

[@Tijaayy]

it's actually to do with bugs that bite them

[@__--__]

It's called "dazzle camouflage". Hard to make out an outline

[@cleverusername9369]

That's where the guy who designed the dazzle camo paint schemes that were so prevalent and ubiquitous on WWI and WWII ships got his inspiration. It makes it harder to tell on object's heading, course, and speed when all you see is a crazy mix of shapes and colors.

[@hensonlaura]

That was common knowledge once. Seems there's something of a campagn to redefine many long accepted & common facts.

[@user-hv7mb3ye2v]

@@hensonlauraIt was once "common knowledge" that being out in the cold would make you more likely to get sick, and we now know that's not true. Common knowledge should always be questioned in favor of answers with stronger evidence. That's the whole mission of science

[@orthicon9]

I used to think that prehistoric cave paintings of horses were somewhat stylized renditions. Then I saw some Przewalski's horses in a zoo, and I thought "My God, those unknown artists nailed it!" Their colours were perfect. It was like watching a cave painting come to life.

[@TuberoseKisser]

Tbh prehistoric people wouldn't know what stylized is, Having accurate as possible would be necessary for survival.

[@tell-me-a-story-]

@@TuberoseKisser I don’t think that’s true. Egyptian art is heavily stylized, and some people were still living in caves while they came into power. I don’t think all cave paintings were for any survival purpose. I’m sure even then people drew for fun at least some times. People are artistic things, after all, and we know that ancient cave people were familiar with cosmetics, games, and other things not strictly necessary for survival.

[@kirito7654]

ehhybavhy5euu46y❤

[@erikm8372]

Here in the US, not only are there wild mustangs in the arid west-where it also freezes in winter-and Alberta, but on the east coast, we have some uniquely “maritime”-adapted horses. The Assateague and Chincoteague island herds, of Maryland and Virginia, became world-famous after the book “Misty of Chincoteague” was written and published by Marguerite Henry. Similar seaside herds exist on barrier islands further south, such as the Cumberland Island horses of the Georgia coast, as well as further north, like the Sable Island horses, off of Nova Scotia. 🐎 🫏 🦓

[@mrlafayette1964]

North Carolina's Outer Banks has wild horses as well , having strong Mustang traits they are thought to descend from wrecked Spanish ships during the 1500's. South Carolina's coast has some as well.

[@michaelhowell2326]

There's are several herds in Grayson Highlands as well.

[@AIvey-qs1so]

I grew up visiting the Cumberland Island herd, it's an amazing place and a really interesting , isolated feral group . Their characteristics vary alot even between the different parts of the Island- even though it's only about 15 miles long and 4 miles wide.

[@Ksweetpea]

The "wild" horses of North America are feral. Descendants of introduced horses as early as the Spanish conquistadors. They are an invasive species to the Americas

[@bozoldier]

Not wild. Ferral.

[@Clodaghbob]

According to Google Maps, Dülmen is a 12 hour drive from the Camargue, not one hour. Apart from that it’s a great vid. Well done you!👍

[@blue2mato312]

Just looking at the map in the video I could tell he was far off lol

[@mary-bs7ir]

I just wanted to write the same. Actually I am not sure whether all the other informations are really correct!

[@pennyfullerton3529]

I don't know what car you're driving but I also Googled it and it said one hour drive 😂 Europe isn't big enough to be a 12 hour drive lol

[@Clodaghbob]

@@pennyfullerton3529 So you believe that your car can travel at 1,135 kilometres (705.26 miles) per hour? Amazing! Is that what the car salesman told you when you bought it? 🤣😂🤣😂

[@rebeccacarlson9166]

I had to stop the video while the narrator was saying "one hour drive" because that is so wrong! 🤣 And I've never even been to Europe!!

[@foxtrottespo1192]

How fascinating! I didn't know that there were so many "wild" horses. In Italy we have a breed of feral horses, they are called "Cavallino della Giara", little horse of the Giara and they live in Sardegna and are soo cute 😂

[@therealpakistaniguy]

❤😢😢😮🎉😅🎉😅🎉😅🎉😅😮🎉😅😅🎉❤😢

[@maciube]

Herds are never led by stallions, they are led by a lead mare who decides where the group goes, how long they stay in certain areas, when they rest, etc. The stallion will only lead the group if they are driving the family away from other bachelor stallions, and are there for protection.

[@noninoni9962]

That opinion varies, depending on who you talk to.

[@hensonlaura]

​@@noninoni9962 I'll bet it does, lol!

[@georgetadic6174]

Studies have shown that in wild, free-roaming horses, no single individual horse dictates the herd's movements. Instead it has been found that any number of horses may coordinate the group movement.

[@kazuhaislife995]

The stallion leads the herd from the back to protect the herd from predators

[@DCB1209]

@@kazuhaislife995 Yes, there are several videos of a group of wild horses being chased by a bear for miles. The stallion regularly runs from the front to the back and eventually stays in the back trying to, what seems like, coax on the foals. Unfortunately I believe the bear eventually killed a foal.

[@tameursgarden148]

In New Zealand we also have feral horses known as the Kaimanawa horse descendants of domesticated horses who live in the north island desert

[@Chapps1941]

New Zealand has a desert😆😅😂🤣🤣😂😅😆 How many hectares is it? 4? 3? As you can tell I'm Aussie, you guys don't have a desert

[@eugenehatin.420]

There’s a desert in NZ?

[@tameursgarden148]

@eugenehatin.420 not exactly but its a desert like terrain in Waioru, its called desert road its more like a dry plains but its big enough for a horses to run wild on

[@sarantissporidis391]

Shortly after the introduction of agricultural machinery in Greece during the 50s and the 60s,most of the farmers realeased their horses in the wild. Now Greece hosts the largest population of feral horses in Europe, with the largest herd numbering around 2000 individuals. Most of them descent from the ancient Thessaly horse, the same breed as Boucefalus the horse of Alexander the Great. It is also very strange to see how a typical steppe animal has managed to thrive in a country full of arid, steep and rocky mountains. You should cover that at your video.

[@donnguyen1107]

That’d make Poseidon happy lol

[@peasinourthyme5722]

Horses adaptability to different environments is amazing! Tells of their intelligens as much as of their physical capabilities, such awe inspiring animals.

[@gerardweistra]

1 hour drive from southern France to northern Germany? You're a quick driver

[@2012escapee1]

I'm in rural Nevada. This video explained why wild burros are more common in the low desert, while wild horses are more common in the high desert.

[@albigensiac3206]

Where do burros land in the list of breeds? Are they donkeys? Mules? Asses? I once lived in Anaheim, California, and on hot summer nights if we were but 10 miles out of town, we'd hear "something" braying into the void. Everyone told me they were abandoned burros, but I never saw one, and no one could say for sure if they were donkeys, mules etc.

[@2012escapee1]

@@albigensiac3206 Burro is another name for donkey. Usually, out west, wild donkeys are called burros, tame ones are called donkeys.

[@albigensiac3206]

@@2012escapee1 You've just answered a question I've been pondering for 23 years! Perhaps if I'd ever seen a living burro, I could have answered it for myself. They always sounded so lonely... Thank you.

[@wolfbyte2468]

@@albigensiac3206 Burros are just Domestic Donkeys that have gone feral. Domestic Donkeys as a whole are a domesticated subspecies of African Wild Ass, with the two undomesticated subspecies being the Somali Wild Ass (critically endangered) and the Nubian Wild Ass (likely extinct)

[@noninoni9962]

"Mules" are not a breed, but a hybrid animal, the result of the mating between a horse and a donkey... Like many hybrid offspring between species, Mules are sterile and are unable to breed.

[@pygmyrhino8049]

Man I love horses

[@strombreakr]

So you take after ur mom

[@pygmyrhino8049]

@@strombreakr what 💀

[@strombreakr]

@@pygmyrhino8049 I'm saying your mom bangs horses

[@kimnoel9873]

Me Too! 🐴💙⭐️❤️

[@D1noPaleoX]

Same

[@voidface8827]

No way I requested this! I’m so amazed by the research you all did for this and the info you all put together, just WOW! People don’t know enough about them and the more we learn, the more people can advocate for keeping their populations healthy. Thank you so much!

[@isakpalsson9012]

The swedish Island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea has a small heard (ca 50 iirc) of semi-feral horses. The entire Island used to be full of them, but as hunting and taming of them increased in the 1800s the last herd were put in a big fenced in area on the south of the island, where they are kept to be safe, but otherwise left to their own.

[@dancingfirefly7761]

I am deathly allergic to hose, and I do mean anaphylactic, deathly allergic to them. The only time I ever really thought I might die was when I rode a horse for the first, and last, time. I can't even be near someone who has ridden a hose and who hasn't showered and changed clothes. However, I think they're beautiful, and I enjoy watching videos about them, or seeing them in photos. This video was both lovely to watch and very interesting and informative. Thank you so much for sharing it!

[@tell-me-a-story-]

Wow. I didn’t know someone could be that allergic to an animal.. That’s rough. Do you get sick when you are around a person who’s been around horses?

[@okapi5108]

In Brazil there are also feral horses, known as "lavradeiro horses" , are present in the fields of the Amazon, in the northern region, in the state of Roraima

[@TheSilverLioness]

Fun fact, there is an animated series completely free in yt, it's about brumbys, it's called The silver brumby, it's kinda cool, as Australian as it can be

[@giwilreker]

Isn't it based on a book? I remember reading a book called the silver brumby when i was a kid.

[@veronikamajerova4564]

@@giwilreker Yes, it is, but the series doesn´t follow it closely. You can say it´s pretty loosely based on the book. I personaly call the TV series "a series of repeated animation". Honestly, its funny how many times they repeat animations, often even in the same episode. On the other hand, I like about it that none of the main "villians" is truly evil. The Brolga might hate Thowra with all his heart, but he is also a good leader, brave and caring, willing to do anything to protect his herd. The man who wants to capture Thowra is also gentle and caring, even to animals. For a kids series, I find this a suprisingly mature take. Also, its the series where male horses are drawn with their "male parts".

[@averycheesypotato]

@@giwilreker There was a movie also, with Russel Crowe

[@cosmoray9750]

In the West, it is known as Przewalski's horse but in the East it is known as the Mongolian horse.

[@seidnettzueinander9122]

the Mongolian horse ...the horses of the Mongolians are not Przewalskis but normal, domesticated small horses. In the East the Przewalski's are called Tachi. They are genetically differerent from any other horse.

[@charlie9647]

A one hour drive from Caramargue to Germany ? I don't what type of car you're using, but I want it 😅 Very cool video !

[@archeewaters]

i loved learning about the zebra stripes disorienting fly landings! it makes so much sense. :)

[@harmweerts]

KZbin's compression algorithm was struggling with the stripes as well :)

[@staceyramirez6821]

I enjoy your videos and find them to be very educational. As a horse/pony breeder & trainer I must correct you @ 19.23 with reference to traditional gaits of the walk, trot, and gallop. Four basic gaits are recognized for all Equus. The walk (4 beat) the trot (2 beat) the canter (3 beat) and finally the gallop (4 beat like the walk but with a moment of suspension where all 4 hooves are off the ground) Selective breeding and advanced training can produce further gaits (Icelandic horses) and sometimes almost eliminate the 4 natural gaits (Standardbreds). At present, the industry standard is 4 basic gaits not 3.

[@gaedingar9791]

That seems to be different in different cultures/countries. In Germany, it is mostly referred to the three "Grundgangarten" of the domestic horse, called "Schritt" (walk), "Trab" (trot) and "Galopp" (canter/gallop). Every gait develops a 4 beat when it gets race speed, so the English gallop is considered to be the "race" version of canter. The developing of a 4 beat in a gait, that usually isn't 4 beat can also seen at trot races and the 5th gait of the icelandic horse, the flying pace. That is the two beat gait of pace, but it is only ridden and trained in the fastest speed. Slow pace is called "piggy pace" and not wanted. At a competition or a breeding show, you can actually get minus points for flying pace that is too 2 beaty (if thats a word?). What I want to say, there are sources speaking of 3 standard breeds, especially when it comes to Icelandics, which are usually distinct into "Fourgaited" (3 standard gaits plus tölt) and "Fivegaited" (3 standard gaits plus tölt plus flying pace).

[@daviddawson1718]

I grew up with the genuine Mexican plug, I don't think they have broken it down like that.

[@bdudhjdk4769]

That might be true where you are from, but not on iceland and a lot of other countries. The reason icelandics are called 4 or 5 gaited is because the 3 basic gaites on iceland is walk, trot and gallop/canter.

[@cleverusername9369]

I've finally learned how to pronounce Przewalski, I've only ever seen it written and always thought it was "prez-vall-ski".

[@raraavis7782]

Haha...me too. You're not German, by any chance, are you? Because native German speakers are probably among the few, who could say prez-vall-ski without issue.

[@malyhunter]

@raraavis7782 Przewalski it's a Polish last name non of you knows how to say it😂

[@raptorblack2269]

Namib wild horses are not the only African feral horses, there is also the Kundudo but it is lesser known

[@SifenArt]

16:34 "A one hour drive north-" *Proceeds to show a distance that is WELL over 1 hour.*

[@boodashaka2841]

Here in New Zealand, we have the wild (feral obviously) Kaimanawa horses inhabiting a desert which is used by the army for training

[@lepassant478]

I encountered the Exmoor ponies wild herd during a trip to Denmark, south of Langeland. Beautiful sight !

[@kristinetrott5087]

You missed the Polish or Hungarian Konik and Huc'ul ponies/ horses. These are said to be the closest remaining descendants of the Tarpan that went extinct aroubd the 1950's or so. The Tarpan is said to have given the Thoroughbred his amazing stamina.

[@pedrohenriqueamanciopadilh6298]

Tarpan is considered a feral horse nowadays, and not the ancestor of Domestic Horse

[@seidnettzueinander9122]

Hucul's are Ukrainian/Romanian in origin.

[@caydensteele6001]

Do you think at some point you could cover wild cattle species? This video was so helpful!

[@houndgirl7365]

Actually the Native people prior to the US was found to have actually had a native species of horse, but when colonization happened the spanish variant bred with them while colonizers also killed them. I do believe they are extinct unfortunately, but they did exist. People originally thought that the US didnt have any horses originally, but we are learning that isn't true and apparently those horses were strong/resilient.

[@allister.trudel]

took me way too long to find this comment! was about to make it myself haha. I'm really frustrated this isn't more commonly known, especially in 2023 in the age of the internet. There were wild horse in america before colonizers brought european ones

[@CoolGobyFish]

@@allister.trudel the North American horse species had died out long before the colonization. i don't even think they were around when humans moved in.

[@Random_UserName4269]

I met a wild pony herd at the top of a mountain in Grayson Highland National Park in VA. They let me pet them, but it took a long while for them to be chill with me. Maybe not exactly totally wild- but they were wild!

[@stellviahohenheim]

stop lying

[@Random_UserName4269]

@@stellviahohenheim I’m not. Got to Greyson Highland National Park in VA. It’s one of only two managed herds on the East Coast that I’m familiar with- the other being Chinateague/ Assateague. On the barrier island of ‘DelMarVa’ However- Greyson Highland National Park has a beautiful herd of ‘wild’ horses. …and I was lucky enough to make friends with them. It was a surreal night as I also, hiked up to the top of the mountain, found a spring, drank from that, and pitched my hammock right there- overlooking the valley. It was serene! I can’t wait to recreate that trip with my kids.

[@peasinourthyme5722]

@@Random_UserName4269 Beautiful story, I hope you´ll be able to do that!

[@paulinarapicka]

Mules also are better in the mountainous regions- can climb where horses won't / can't go. In Europe (Poland) there is a Konik Polski (similar in appearance to Dülmener horse)- it was created in an attempt (in 1780) to save a wild forest horse - Tarpan horse (Equs silvestris).

[@SmokyGirl]

It is true that there is a stallion in every herd of horses in nature. But it is actually a mare who rules the whole herd, not the stallion!

[@johnstevens8416]

The lead mare lets the stallion think he is in control ....

[@1fishmob]

It's good to note there used to be horses that lived in South America as well.

[@kristinetrott5087]

What you said of the Przevalski horse is wrong. DNA studies now prove the Przevalki's horse is a distinct and separate species. Morphology studies further support this finding.

[@mikemarley2389]

In the late 1900s while digging out the Caldecott Tunnels new tunnel there were found fossilized remains of the first horses that were tiny animals that stood around two to four feet high.And that is in Northern California kids😊😊😊.Also found were fossils of small rhino's and other fossils like petrified snake heads !It is proposed that horses were in America before Spanish conquistadors brought them over but they were extinct by then.

[@hollyingraham3980]

The evolution of the horse as shown in fossils is a standard. It has been established for a century that the equids developed in the Americas, spread into Afeurasia, and then went extinct in the Americas. No great news here.

[@joanhoffman3702]

The ancestor of the modern horse, Eohippus, originated in North America. Its descendants were brought to North America by the Spanish, completing the circle, and bringing horses back to their ancestral home. I think that’s pretty cool!

[@MrLeethium]

Thanks for this great video ! I come from the south of France and own a Camargue horse that was raised as semi-wild. She's a gem ! I'm surprised you didn't talk about the Soraia and the Konik Polski but still, i learned a lot from this video ! ✌

[@Zorro9129]

So lucky!

[@zebedeemadness2672]

Technically on till Zebras subgenus (Hippotigris) becomes there official genus, and the Asses subgenus (Asinus) becomes there official genus leaving only Przewalski's horse and Domestic horse as (Equus), All that are currently in the genus (Equus) except the Domestic horse (Equus caballus) are all wild horses as (Equus) is the Latin for Horse, so they are all at present true horses.

[@1lesa242]

I have a BLM ( bureau of land management) mustang that was captured , I gentled and trained her. Best horse ever. Smart strong and beautiful.

[@patriciastaton6182]

❤

[@herrrabe7123]

Great video :D Although you have to drive at least eight hours from southern France to northwest Germany A little nitpicking, I know

[@goncalofino5701]

you could have added the Sorraia Horse from Portugal

[@petegarnett7731]

You omitted that Grevy's Zebra has a different social structure to the other zebra species. Territorial stallions establish a lek and try to hold mares passing through. They then have breeding rights and see off intruding stallions.

[@gerrimilner9448]

the UK also has the dartmoore, fen and new forrest wild ponies

[@Saber_Outdoors]

I really like your videos. They calm my racing mind. I've watched several of them over and over at bedtime to chill out before sleeping. Hope you keep up the good work.

[@cristianmicu]

those coloured zebras are a work of art, so beautiful, not only the brown marks but also the shape of stripes,

[@jenniferchin429]

This is a truly fascinating and beautiful documentary, thank you so much for sharing this 😊

[@tippy7831]

Excellent video! United States is also home to the feral ponies of Chincoteague Island and the feral horse herds of Cumberland island. They can be seen roaming beaches and the latter descended from horses on a crashed pirate ship that swam ashore, if I remember the story right.

[@michaelrae9599]

Watching these species overviews makes me feel so smart.

[@spacecowgirl9587]

There are several other wild horse breeds you forgot in America. For instance the Chincoteague ponys they are in the new England part of the country. They get their name from the town they live near. The most well known Chincoteague is Misty having been born on a farm that produces and sales them. As of recently the beloved farm is up for sale.

[@stellviahohenheim]

shut up, nobody cares

[@letitiajeavons6333]

Chincoteague and Asseteague Islands are off the coast of Maryland and Virginia.

[@MorganOfGlencoeOfficiel]

Hi! I loved your video but your map at 1:56 is a bit wrong... you put Camargue horses in Andalusia (south of Spain) instead of the actual Camargue which is South of France. You mentioned it correctly in the audio (Delta of Rhône in France), but the dot in the map is misplaced from around 1000kms south-west and in the wrong country which is quite a lot ^^'. I don't know for the other dots, tho. If people want more about Camargue Horses, we have a kids cartoon called "le Ranch" and an old but beautiful movie called "Crins-Blancs" (white mane) with gorgeous shots. (and both are pretty good stories) Anyway thanks for the video, it was very interesting.

[@dansome3563]

Lovely beautiful animals

[@Popartastic]

Lol. The trip to the America's wouldn't have been so brief if you had remembered that Canada exists and is huge. We have three different wild horse populations. Sable Island horses being the most interesting.

[@user-fz1ic8ze6i]

Also 3 wild herds of przevalski horses live in the Chernobyl radioactiv zone, Ukraine.

[@grants3079]

THEY ARE ALL SO CUTE!

[@PenaKULatta]

The Eastern Shore in VA has some cool wild ponies

[@modej2239]

Kind of surprised that the norwegian fjord horse did not make the list

[@averycheesypotato]

They are a breed of domestic horse, not a separate species

[@jorgeingediaz]

In Southamerica there were a lot of feral horses in diferent regions taking diferent caracteristics from the ecosistem. They are named as caballos cimarrones

[@blujeans9462]

You forgot about the Chincoteague ponies in Virginia, USA. Same story as many of the others: once domestic, now roam wild - with an annual capture/sale to keep the numbers in check.

[@archangel807]

Numbers are fine.....they are harvested for slaughter $ just like the Mustangs

[@animalsoundsreal]

Yes, these horses are also very beautiful

[@jirrenno]

16:33 "A one hour drive northeast, brings us accross the border.." 😂😂😂😂. You are really an almost supersonic textbook traveler! Try it for yourself one time when you are in the neighbourhood, to drive the 1140 km in 1 hour!

[@sansotandrea4063]

"a one hour drive north east " proceeds to cross an entire country and into another, no that's at least a full DAY of driving, not an hour :')

[@aaron6178]

That was ace fun! Love the old equids.

[@janetcarbone4213]

Fascinating about the stripes. I always wondered as to the purpose of the striped sheets. I noticed the flies around my horses’ eyes today. Thanks for the info! Great vid btw.

[@dianneimustson704]

All so beautiful

[@arrowvanlanduyt6319]

In New Zealand, we have the Kaimanawa Horses, which are considered a pest.

[@user-bw3tw1if8e]

Life is only traveled once; today’s moment becomes tomorrow’s memory. Enjoy every moment, good or bad, because the best gift of life is life itself.

[@shanevinzant6935]

Zebras where always my grandma's favorite animal ❤❤

[@drpk6514]

Good video. Would be great to know what is the exact source of the domesticated horse. I assume it is from the same place most other domesticated animals like goats and sheep are, from the Middle East. It is interesting that the old varieties of wild horses are almost all small animals. Would be interesting to look into the small Caspian horses. They are considered as one of the oldest horses. I heard they predate Arab horses and Arab horses are from them

[@hollyingraham3980]

The domestic horse was tamed in the Eurasian steppe, probably as a milk and meat source, since the cultures of the area had no cattle or sheep. The small size meant that young people had to do the riding for herding, as development to carry an adult man took a while. Look into the finds at Sredni Stog. Domestication happened about four thousand years ago. When climate change made the steppe too dry for agriculture, the people invented nomadism. Contact with other peoples got them sheep and cows, and horses started spreading in use. The ass was domesticated in Egypt, about 3200 ya IIRC. It spread into Mesopotamia, and was used on the earliest chariots in Sumer. When horses first reached Mesopotamia, it was called "the ass of the mountains" because it came from northern tribes who had gotten it from the steppe nomads. The Caspian miniature horses are shown in the Persepolis bas-reliefs. But so are the Nisaeans, who are nearly too tall for a man to reach over. They were considered the best war horses for centuries.

[@skyfriez7044]

When you said « one hour drive from camargue to Dülmener » I started doubting every last bit of information in this video😂🤣

[@anikaflauschi4459]

I love your videos, I'm always so happy when I see that a new one is online. I am always amazed how detailed they are. Really love your work 🙌

[@0987654321mnbvcxzmor]

I think the other theory for the stripes in their ability to break up the outline of the zebra on the horizon thereby reducing the ability of predictors to see them from a distance

[@user-jc1oz6py2n]

When the principle meets the heart,it makes an exception.

[@zebedeemadness2672]

The only wild horses the Przewalski's horse (Equus przewalskii), aren't the same species as Domestic horse (Equus caballus) that when running free (never truly free) are feral not wild. If they was the same species they wouldn't have different chromosome numbers, with the Przewalski's horse (Equus przewalskii) having 66 chromosomes and the Domestic horse (Equus caballus) having 64 chromosomes, making them the same genus and closely related sharing a common ancestor, there is historical mixing but they aren't the same species. Chromosome numbers is why Zebras are now split into three species and not just one species with many subspecies, with the Plains zebra (Equus quagga) having 44 chromosomes, the imperial zebra (Equus grevyi) having 46 chromosomes, the Mountain zebra (Equus zebra) having 32 chromosomes. You don't get different chromosome numbers in the same species, that's literally a difference making them not the same.

[@indyreno2933]

Actually, the domestic horse is the only surviving subspecies of tarpan, while the takhi is a distinct species, the extinct quagga is a separate species from the plains zebra and is not closely related to any living zebra species, the quagga is the most basal of all the recent zebra species, which is why the scientific name of the plains zebra is still Equus (Hippotigris) burchellii.

[@zebedeemadness2672]

​@@indyreno2933 Based on recent DNA data the Tarpan horse was just another breed of Domestic horse (Equus caballus). The (Takhi) Przewalski's horse (Equus przewalskii) is indeed it's own species. The extinct Quagga (plains) zebra (Equus quagga quagga) isn't it's own species, it's a subspecies of Plains zebra, formally (Equus burchellii) NOW (Equus quagga). Nobody needs your input, more often than not it's wrong, as you lack the ability to update what current data is saying, no knowledge is better than s💩t knowledge, helps noone, so don't need your predicted reply of "ACTUALLY" 😉.

[@indyreno2933]

@zebedeemadness2672, actually, the scientific name of the plains zebra is Equus (Hippotigris) burchellii, while the extinct quagga a separate species and not closely related to any living zebra species, it is instead basal to all the living zebra species, the quagga is distantly related to all the living zebra species due to the lack of stripes on its backside, this makes the quagga a primitive zebra, all zebras that are black and white are more advanced than brown zebras like the recently extinct quagga (Equus (Hippotigris) quagga) and fossil species like the Hagerman Zebra (Equus (Hippotigris) simplicidens), meaning that brown zebras evolved before black-and-white zebras not the other way around, meaning that all black-and-white zebras constitute a monophyletic group to the exclusion of all brown zebras, including the recently extinct quagga.

[@zebedeemadness2672]

@@indyreno2933 Nobody needs your input, more often than not it's wrong, as you lack the ability to update what current data is saying, no knowledge is better than s💩t knowledge, helps noone, so don't need your predicted reply of "ACTUALLY" 😉.

[@boraanna_]

16:33 don't know what was he supposed to say there, but that definitely isn't a one hour drive lol i would guess like 10-12 hours

[@jenna127]

Love these videos. Would love to see you do one on shark species at one point as well.

[@vincentw.6162]

Please never stop making these videos, they're beautifully done and so informative, i love it.

[@peasinourthyme5722]

Not only is this video great and packed with useful info...but it also gives rise to a comment section that is even more full of info about every single (probably?) feral population of horses in the world, no matter where. Excellent treasure trove! The thought of wild horses roaming freely is mesmerizinng to me. There are none of that here, in sweden, yet. There is talk about releasing horses into the wild as a means of rewilding the eco system, but it will take a loooong time before that happens I suppose.

[@northascrowsfly]

Excellent video! Also, the comments reveal even more local populations of feral or semi-feral horses. I'm guessing that I'll be Googling those in the near future. 😁

[@peytongordon3971]

Please do a Part 2 on your U.S. National Parks video I’ve been waiting for years😭😭

[@derickcastillo9083]

Great video. Thank you for making this video. It is not to often that I see information that I had not learned of before. Great research.

[@hensonlaura]

Great content, very enjoyable, thank you - new subscriber .

[@deesrose6003]

First time ive ever heard of donkeys described as being calmer than horses! You've obviously never experienced an irish donkey, the grouchiest creature of all time

[@allister.trudel]

I think they mean they don't spook as easily

[@ourlessy]

Britain has several other feral horse/pony populations like the New Forest ponies and a population in Wales.

[@khaledadams4329]

Interesting video. I was hoping to hear mention of the Sable Island horses.

[@idelsagil9129]

Domestic Horse 2:13 Mountain Zebra 5:16 Domestic Donkey 10:41

[@Emma-eq8pm]

Such fantastic animals. Horses do not get enough attention for all that they have done in aiding humanity. They are such lovely and interesting animals. They are my second favorite animal, after dogs. It would be really cool if you did a video like this as well for the canine family. Dogs have done so much for humans in history too and today still remain as the most popular animal companion in the world. Equids and Canids will always be my two favorite animal groups. :)

[@clivematthews95]

They’re all so beautiful 😍 ❤

[@voytyl1445]

your videos are so amazing, relaxing. I alway find a way to watch it while drinking cup of tea

[@Thecorgially]

Great vlog. Learned a lot about the zebras and donkeys

[@froyoral1996]

Love this video can a future video be about the 13 species of otters

[@davidgarcia6095]

Very entertaining and informative documentary

[@sessionbread]

You missed the wild Cayuse in British Columbia.

[@wsword223]

There was a wild breed of horse that roamed West Central Louisiana for a while. I think they’re called Kisatchie Wild Horses. They lived on a military base called Fort Polk that’s in the Kisatchie National Park. The military wanted to remove the horses and caused heated debates on whether to move the animals or not. The national park is over 600,000 acres and the military only took up around 200,000 acres so many people were confused as to why the horses should be removed. Genetic testing showed the horses descended from herds bred by the local Cherokee tribes so people wanted to preserve the bloodlines because they were seen as rare. The military went a head and rounded up the horses and gave them to rescue groups who would take them. A group called The Pegasus Equine Guardian Association wanted to protect the breed. If I’m not mistaken I think they got as many of the horses as they could, bought hundred of acres, and allowed the horses to roam those lands as they originally did. Edit:it seems like a lot of states in the US has a few hundred wild horses roaming. Florida has bison and wild horses, Missouri has wild horses, Georgia, ect. It’s crazy how many populations of horses we have. The mustangs of the west are cool but I think we should shed some light on the other breeds that roam states we wouldn’t think have feral horses. I’ve lived in Louisiana my entire life and didn’t know there was a population of feral horses until maybe 4-5 years ago

[@robertfletcher3421]

What a great video this is, I was captivated. Thank you.

[@dagoodboy6424]

I know many scientists think that many of these feral horses have a negative impact on the enviorment and compete with othere species. I agree in some cases. But im unsure with others.

[@zach-qr5gm]

My son loves this video!!!! Can't stop watching 😂🙂

[@JessiJHall]

Buckskins have always had a special place in my heart ❤️

[@user-oy9tl1gy9q]

Love is in the best of spirits of foreign visitors from outside the self.

[@AIvey-qs1so]

Really neat video, thanks!

[@Ltchg]

Really interesting and well documented video with pleasing montage, horsies!