#Horses are maybe the most studied #fossil #mammals (I did 1/3 of my dissertation on them!). They've been central to understanding #evolution for as long as #evolutionary #biology has existed, so it was thrilling to see #zebras, the most widespread wild #equids, upon arriving in #Zambia!
#horses #fossil #mammals #Evolution #Evolutionary #biology #zebras #equids #zambia
Because it's always #Wedsneigh around here, I'm posting this pic from last Wednesday, a few hours before 50 mph winds made this sedate longe impossible.
#Horses #HorsesOfMastodon #Equids #EquidsAroundUs
#TopaTopaMountains #VenturaCounty #Ojai
#horses #horsesofmastodon #equids #equidsaroundus #topatopamountains #venturacounty #ojai #wedsneigh
zebra stripes thwart horsefly attacks news now… “any hoofed animal that reduces its overall dark outline against the sky will benefit” #DazzleCamouflage #Zebras #Equids #Horseflies #ExperimentalBiology https://apple.news/A-R3-n0VFR3alqLgJKMRj-g
#dazzlecamouflage #zebras #equids #horseflies #experimentalbiology
Looking for ways to mitigate #wildfire & address inhumane treatment of #wildhorses, Ethologist William E. Simpson II used Jane Goodall's methods to study #equids & #fire.
https://www.wildhorsefirebrigade.org/our-herd
#wildfire #wildhorses #equids #fire