Przewalski's horse was long considered the only remaining truly wild horse, in contrast with the American mustang and the Australian brumby, which are instead feral horses descended from domesticated animals.

Przewalski's horses, critically endangered horses found in Mongolia, are the last truly wild horse. Once thought to be the ancestor to the domestic horse, they are actually distant cousins. …

In the 1960s, the Asian wild horse was driven to extinction in the wild by humans. Over the next several decades, the Asian wild horse was bred in captivity and released back into its native home. However, the Asian wild horse remains endangered and more work needs to be done to ensure its survival.

The wild horse (Equus ferus) is a species of the genus Equus, which includes as subspecies the modern domesticated horse (Equus ferus caballus) as well as the endangered Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii, sometimes treated as a separate species i.e. Equus przewalskii).

Considered to be the only true wild horse species left in the world, Przewalski’s horses are very closely related to domestic animals and have, in the past, interbred, but the fixed two chromosomal difference shows that they are distinct populations. (Przewalski’s horses has 66 chromosomes, while the domestic horse has 64)

Nov 29, 2022 · Przewalski’s horses are the only wild horses left in the world. The “wild” horses that abound in Australia and North America’s western plains and East Coast barrier islands are actually feral domestic horses that escaped from ranches and farms and returned to the wild.

Aug 7, 2022 · The most common wild horse breeds are the mustang, Przewalski, Brumby, and Welsh Pony. These breeds still roam the wild in parts of the world, such as Europe, America, and Australia. However, the only true wild horse breed is the Mongolian Przewalski’s Horse.

Nov 17, 2015 · After years of breeding programs, the one remaining true species of wild horse is slowly returning to the Mongolian Steppes. Just a few years ago, Przewalski's horses were confined to zoos...

Nov 8, 2024 · True wild horses, which have never been domesticated, are incredibly rare. The most notable example is the Przewalski’s horse (Equus ferus przewalskii), widely considered the last surviving species of truly wild horses.

But do you know there is only one true wild horse? Mongolia’s only truly wild horse is the endangered Przewalski’s horse. While other horses do live in the wild, they are just considered feral since they have descended from domesticated horses.