Abstract
IN the time of Pallas and Pennant, as in the days of Oppian and Pliny, it was commonly believed that true wild horses were to be met with, not only in Central Asia, but also in Europe and Africa. But ere the middle of the nineteenth century was reached, naturalists were beginning to question the existence of genuine wild horses; and somewhat later, the conclusion was arrived at that the horse had long “ceased to exist in a state of nature.”2
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Rent or buy this article
Prices vary by article type
from$1.95
to$39.95
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Bell's “British Quadrupeds."
See Proceedings of the Roy. Geog. Soc., April, 1891.
Flower, “The Horse,” pp. 78, 79.
"Wissenschaftliche Resultate der von N. M. Przewal-ki nach Central Asien.” Zool. Theil: Band i., Mammalia; Abth. 2, Ungulata. (St. Petersburg, 1902.)
Beddard, “Mammalia,” p. 240. (Macmillan, 1902.)
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
The Wild Horse 1 . Nature 68, 271–274 (1903). https://doi.org/10.1038/068271a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/068271a0
This article is cited by
-
Beiträge zur Entwicklung von, Hautorganen bei Säugetieren
Archiv für Mikroskopische Anatomie (1914)
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.