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World’s rarest equid born at Chester Zoo

Conservationists are celebrating the recent birth of an onager foal, one of the rarest animals on Earth, at Chester Zoo. Experts say the birth will shine a spotlight on ‘overlooked’ equid species of ...
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First successful reverse vasectomy on endangered species performed at the National Zoo

Veterinarians at the Smithsonian's National Zoo have performed the first successful reverse vasectomy on a Przewalski's horse (E. ferus przewalskii; E. caballus przewalskii —classification debated), ...
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Equids--zebras, asses, and horses : status survey and conservation action plan / edited by Patricia D. Moehlman

Status and action plan for the African wild ass (Equus africanus) / Patricia D. Moehlman -- Status and action plan for Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi) / Stuart D. Williams -- Status and action plan for ...
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First Wild Horse Species Born from Artificial Insemination at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute 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 ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Opinion: Farewell, equid program

Some honored veterans will soon be let out to pasture. The U.S. Army has announced plans to dramatically scale back its Military Working Equid program. 141 of the 236 horses, donkeys, and mules who ...