PRJEVALSKY'S HORSE. 



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Home and Habits. — Prjevalsky's horse is found to the 

 south of the Altai Mountains, and inhabits a district which, 

 roughly speaking, is between the north latitudes of 46° 

 and 48'', and between the east longitudes of 84° and 91°. 

 " These wild horses frequent level deserts, and go at night 

 to pasture lands and watering places. At break of day 

 they return to their desert, where they rest till sundown. 

 Asiatic wild asses, on the contrary, prefer to reside on land 



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[The Duchess of Bedford. 

 P'ig. 607. — Prjevalsky's horse in summer coat. 



at the foot of mountains. At break of day they come in 

 herds out of the mountains to the pastures and watering 

 places, and at sunset they return to the hills, where they 

 pass the night. They generally like mountains covered 

 with steppe- vegetation, but they will also remain on 

 desert plateaux. Although we met large numbers of 

 onagers and kiangs, we were unable to find out the place 

 where they usually spent the night. 



" The wild horses as a rule go in Indian file, especially 



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