Mongolians live and work in close proximity to horses, potentially increasing the likelihood of human transmission - Simon Townsley/The Telegraph Horses are silent carriers of H5N1 bird flu, a new ...

As the sun began to sink over the grasslands of central Mongolia, a herd of stocky, dun-colored horses emerged from a rocky outcrop on a slope where they had been sheltering from the blazing heat of a ...

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute scientists are committed to saving the last wild horse species: Przewalski’s horses, or takhi as they are known in Mongolian. The Smithsonian is ...

When riding across the Mongolian steppe, one mistake can mean game over. This mistake can be anything, from losing a piece of kit to your horse stumbling in a marmot hole while navigating the vast ...

Rachel Feltman: Wild horses are pretty rare outside of classic rock songs. Some of the most famous ones, like those on Assateague Island, aren’t actually wild at all. They’re the feral descendants of ...

Ask someone to think of an animal beloved around the world, and more often than not, their reply might be, "horse." These beautiful, intelligent creatures form tight bonds with humans, both through ...