Podcasts about przewalski

Officiellement éteint dans les années 1970, le plus ancien cheval sauvage a été réintroduit avec succès 40 ans plus tard en Mongolie, sa terre d'origine, notamment grâce au travail d'une association française, Takh, installée dans le sud de la France, sur le Causse Méjean.  (Rediffusion du 22/09/2024)C'est un paysage de steppes. De rares arbustes surgissent des herbes jaunies par un été solaire, chaud et sec. Nous ne sommes pas en Mongolie, mais sur le Causse Méjean, dans les Cévennes françaises, dans le sud du Massif central, où vivent les plus anciens chevaux sauvages de la planète, des chevaux de Przewalski, une espèce pourtant portée disparue il y a une quarantaine d'années dans les steppes mongoles. « C'est un petit peu au petit bonheur à la chance de les croiser ici », prévient Pauline Jouhanno, de l'association Takh (takh, en mongol, signifie cheval sauvage), créée en 1990 pour la sauvegarde et la renaissance du cheval de Przewalski. Et on peut dire qu'on a de la chance, en ce matin du mois d'août. Devant nous, à une dizaine de mètres, se trouvent deux équidés paisibles, au gabarit proche du poney, robe beige, le bas des pattes zébré : deux chevaux de Przewalski que nous présente Julie Morisson, médiatrice scientifique au sein de l'association Takh. « Guizmo et Rouquet, deux étalons célibataires qui sont juste de l'autre côté de la clôture, en position de repos, en tête-à-queue pour que la queue de l'un chasse les mouches des yeux de l'autre. Vous ne sentez pas une différence ici qu'il n'y avait pas tout à l'heure quand on marchait ? Il y a du vent ! Il n'y a pas d'arbres, donc quand il fait très chaud, le cheval de Przewalski va chercher le courant d'air. »Steppe cévenoleEn plein été, il fait chaud sur le Causse Méjean, ce haut plateau vallonné dans le département de la Lozère, à 800 mètres d'altitude. Chaud l'été et froid l'hiver, comme en Mongolie, la terre d'origine du cheval de Przewalski. Ici, ce sont 40 chevaux qui vivent en semi-liberté, dans deux enclos de 400 hectares au total, sans contact avec l'humain, dans un paysage semblable aux steppes de Mongolie – nous sommes dans la steppe cévenole. « C'est très aride, très nu, décrit Pauline Jouhanno. On a ce qu'on appelle des pelouses calcaires. Le sol calcaire ne permet pas à l'eau de rester en surface, tout s'écoule, ce qui fait que la végétation est très rase, très sèche. »Les premiers chevaux de Przewalski (l'espèce doit son nom occidental à un colonel russe d'origine polonaise qui l'a « découverte » à la fin du XIXe siècle) sont arrivés sur le Causse en 1993. En provenance de zoos, parce qu'à l'état sauvage, le cheval sauvage avait complètement disparu – un dernier individu avait été aperçu en 1969 dans le désert de Gobi. « Lorsque les Européens sont allés chercher des poulains de Przewalski en milieu naturel pour les mettre dans des zoos au début des années 1900, la stratégie à l'époque était d'abattre la totalité des adultes accompagnant les poulains, raconte Julie Morisson. Forcément, c'est une espèce qui sait très bien se défendre. Face à un stress, elle s'organise socialement pour faire face aux prédateurs. »Unis face aux prédateursMais puisqu'on n'est pas un prédateur, peut-on le caresser, ce cheval sauvage ? « Non, pas du tout ! Socialement, ils vont tellement s'organiser de manière puissante que même si vous ne connaissez pas le comportement des chevaux, vous allez vous douter qu'il faut arrêter de s'approcher ! », sourit Julie Morisson, qui a sorti une paire de jumelles pour observer au loin d'autres chevaux, avant qu'ils ne repassent derrière la colline.En 2004, l'association Takh a envoyé en Mongolie une vingtaine de ses chevaux. Un programme de réintroduction réussi. « C'est plutôt rassurant de voir qu'en Mongolie ces chevaux arrivent à se reproduire, à survivre et à continuer de se défendre face aux attaques de loups. On a eu quatre attaques avérées de prédation de loup sur poulain en une vingtaine d'années seulement, donc c'est plutôt prometteur. » Plusieurs centaines de chevaux de Przewalski vivent aujourd'hui en Mongolie, grâce à l'association Takh et d'autres programmes de réintroduction. Officiellement déclaré « éteint à l'état sauvage » dans les années 1970, le cheval de Przewalski n'est aujourd'hui plus qu'une espèce « en danger ». Une espèce ressuscitée.

In deze aflevering het Przewalskipaard! Een geweldig en interessant zoogdier, waar heel veel over te vertellen valt! De schofthoogte van de Przewalski is tussen de 1.20 en 150 en ze wegen wel rond de 300 kilo!! Er is zelfs een keer een exemplaar gekloond vanuit een bevroren dierentuin… Ze kunnen extreme temperaturen doorstaan van -30 tot +40 graden! Przewalski let's go!Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

264# Beasts of the Reich | The Nazi Quest to Resurrect Extinct AnimalsDuring World War II, Nazi Germany occupied Ukraine, and Askania-Nova fell under their control. The Nazis were deeply interested in scientific breeding and genetic experiments, particularly the "back-breeding" of extinct species. Some SS officers, influenced by bizarre ideas about "recreating the ancient world," wanted to reverse-engineer extinct megafauna like the aurochs (a giant, wild ancestor of modern cattle) and even prehistoric European horses.One of the key figures involved was Lutz Heck, a German zoologist and director of the Berlin and Munich zoos. He and his brother, Heinz Heck, had been working on a controversial genetic project called the Heck Cattle Project, attempting to breed back the extinct aurochs by selectively mating modern cattle with ancient traits. The Heck brothers also worked on "back-breeding" Tarpan horses, a now-extinct wild horse species, using Przewalski's horses and other breeds.

En Lozère, sur de hauts plateaux arides aux allures de steppes mongoles vivent en liberté, depuis 30 ans, des chevaux de Przewalski. Voyage dans des terres françaises reculées à la découverte de chevaux presque sauvages… Le Causse Méjean est un pays montagnard, de pierres et de landes rases qu'on dit grandiose, austère, balayé par les vents et les solitudes. C'est là, depuis 30 ans, que l'association française Takh, soit « esprit » ou « cheval sauvage » en mongol, a implanté un troupeau de petits chevaux trapus, de couleur brun clair striés d'une raie de mulet noire le long de la colonne vertébrale. Ces équidés, uniques en leur genre, ressemblent étonnement aux chevaux préhistoriques que l'on retrouve sur les peintures rupestres et portent le nom d'un explorateur russe « Przewalski », qui un jour, au 19e siècle, a croisé leur route en Asie Centrale et les a fait connaître en Europe.Depuis les années 1960, la race, originaire d'Asie centrale, s'est éteinte à l'état sauvage mais elle a survécu dans des zoos avant d'être introduite en Lozère puis réintroduite en Mongolie, avec le concours des autorités mongoles. Et depuis 2020, l'association Takh développe un projet de centre scientifique et écotouristique, à destination du grand public. Sur le Causse Méjean, l'observation à bonne distance de ces chevaux qui s'épanouissent ici sans aucune intervention humaine, offre un voyage dans l'espace, jusqu'en Asie Centrale mais aussi dans le temps, à une époque où des millions de chevaux vivaient encore à l'état sauvage. Elle permet aussi de comprendre leurs enjeux de survie, leurs relations sociales, leur rôle dans l'écosystème et comment ces chevaux façonnent le territoire, tout en interrogeant le bien être-animal. Ce qui à l'heure de l'Anthropocène, cette nouvelle ère où l'humain a bouleversé le monde en se pensant au-dessus de tout, permet de décentrer le regard et qui sait, de remettre l'homme à sa place…  Au pays des Przewalski, nous regardons les chevaux et eux, nous apprennent à regarder le monde autrement.En savoir plus : - Sur l'association Takh et son centre scientifique et écotouristique des chevaux de Przewalski situé au Villaret.Un voyage sonore de Sibylle d'Orgeval, initialement diffusé en janvier 2024.

En Lozère, sur de hauts plateaux arides aux allures de steppes mongoles vivent en liberté, depuis 30 ans, des chevaux de Przewalski. Voyage dans des terres françaises reculées à la découverte de chevaux presque sauvages… Le Causse Méjean est un pays montagnard, de pierres et de landes rases qu'on dit grandiose, austère, balayé par les vents et les solitudes. C'est là, depuis 30 ans, que l'association française Takh, soit « esprit » ou « cheval sauvage » en mongol, a implanté un troupeau de petits chevaux trapus, de couleur brun clair striés d'une raie de mulet noire le long de la colonne vertébrale. Ces équidés, uniques en leur genre, ressemblent étonnement aux chevaux préhistoriques que l'on retrouve sur les peintures rupestres et portent le nom d'un explorateur russe « Przewalski », qui un jour, au 19e siècle, a croisé leur route en Asie Centrale et les a fait connaître en Europe.Depuis les années 1960, la race, originaire d'Asie centrale, s'est éteinte à l'état sauvage mais elle a survécu dans des zoos avant d'être introduite en Lozère puis réintroduite en Mongolie, avec le concours des autorités mongoles. Et depuis 2020, l'association Takh développe un projet de centre scientifique et écotouristique, à destination du grand public. Sur le Causse Méjean, l'observation à bonne distance de ces chevaux qui s'épanouissent ici sans aucune intervention humaine, offre un voyage dans l'espace, jusqu'en Asie Centrale mais aussi dans le temps, à une époque où des millions de chevaux vivaient encore à l'état sauvage. Elle permet aussi de comprendre leurs enjeux de survie, leurs relations sociales, leur rôle dans l'écosystème et comment ces chevaux façonnent le territoire, tout en interrogeant le bien être-animal. Ce qui à l'heure de l'Anthropocène, cette nouvelle ère où l'humain a bouleversé le monde en se pensant au-dessus de tout, permet de décentrer le regard et qui sait, de remettre l'homme à sa place…  Au pays des Przewalski, nous regardons les chevaux et eux, nous apprennent à regarder le monde autrement.En savoir plus : - Sur l'association Takh et son centre scientifique et écotouristique des chevaux de Przewalski situé au Villaret.Un voyage sonore de Sibylle d'Orgeval, initialement diffusé en janvier 2024.

Officiellement éteint dans les années 1970, le plus ancien cheval sauvage a été réintroduit avec succès 40 ans plus tard en Mongolie, sa terre d'origine, notamment grâce au travail d'une association française, Takh, installée dans le sud de la France, sur le Causse Méjean.  C'est un paysage de steppes. De rares arbustes surgissent des herbes jaunies par un été solaire, chaud et sec. Nous ne sommes pas en Mongolie, mais sur le Causse Méjean, dans les Cévennes françaises, dans le sud du Massif central, où vivent les plus anciens chevaux sauvages de la planète, des chevaux de Przewalski, une espèce pourtant portée disparue il y a une quarantaine d'années dans les steppes mongoles. « C'est un petit peu au petit bonheur à la chance de les croiser ici », prévient Pauline Jouhanno, de l'association Takh (takh, en mongol, signifie cheval sauvage), créée en 1990 pour la sauvegarde et la renaissance du cheval de Przewalski. Et on peut dire qu'on a de la chance, en ce matin du mois d'août. Devant nous, à une dizaine de mètres, se trouvent deux équidés paisibles, au gabarit proche du poney, robe beige, le bas des pattes zébré : deux chevaux de Przewalski que nous présente Julie Morisson, médiatrice scientifique au sein de l'association Takh. « Guizmo et Rouquet, deux étalons célibataires qui sont juste de l'autre côté de la clôture, en position de repos, en tête-à-queue pour que la queue de l'un chasse les mouches des yeux de l'autre. Vous ne sentez pas une différence ici qu'il n'y avait pas tout à l'heure quand on marchait ? Il y a du vent ! Il n'y a pas d'arbres, donc quand il fait très chaud, le cheval de Przewalski va chercher le courant d'air. »Steppe cévenoleEn plein été, il fait chaud sur le Causse Méjean, ce haut plateau vallonné dans le département de la Lozère, à 800 mètres d'altitude. Chaud l'été et froid l'hiver, comme en Mongolie, la terre d'origine du cheval de Przewalski. Ici, ce sont 40 chevaux qui vivent en semi-liberté, dans deux enclos de 400 hectares au total, sans contact avec l'humain, dans un paysage semblable aux steppes de Mongolie – nous sommes dans la steppe cévenole. « C'est très aride, très nu, décrit Pauline Jouhanno. On a ce qu'on appelle des pelouses calcaires. Le sol calcaire ne permet pas à l'eau de rester en surface, tout s'écoule, ce qui fait que la végétation est très rase, très sèche. »Les premiers chevaux de Przewalski (l'espèce doit son nom occidental à un colonel russe d'origine polonaise qui l'a « découverte » à la fin du XIXe siècle) sont arrivés sur le Causse en 1993. En provenance de zoos, parce qu'à l'état sauvage, le cheval sauvage avait complètement disparu – un dernier individu avait été aperçu en 1969 dans le désert de Gobi. « Lorsque les Européens sont allés chercher des poulains de Przewalski en milieu naturel pour les mettre dans des zoos au début des années 1900, la stratégie à l'époque était d'abattre la totalité des adultes accompagnant les poulains, raconte Julie Morisson. Forcément, c'est une espèce qui sait très bien se défendre. Face à un stress, elle s'organise socialement pour faire face aux prédateurs. »Unis face aux prédateursMais puisqu'on n'est pas un prédateur, peut-on le caresser, ce cheval sauvage ? « Non, pas du tout ! Socialement, ils vont tellement s'organiser de manière puissante que même si vous ne connaissez pas le comportement des chevaux, vous allez vous douter qu'il faut arrêter de s'approcher ! », sourit Julie Morisson, qui a sorti une paire de jumelles pour observer au loin d'autres chevaux, avant qu'ils ne repassent derrière la colline.En 2004, l'association Takh a envoyé en Mongolie une vingtaine de ses chevaux. Un programme de réintroduction réussi. « C'est plutôt rassurant de voir qu'en Mongolie ces chevaux arrivent à se reproduire, à survivre et à continuer de se défendre face aux attaques de loups. On a eu quatre attaques avérées de prédation de loup sur poulain en une vingtaine d'années seulement, donc c'est plutôt prometteur. » Plusieurs centaines de chevaux de Przewalski vivent aujourd'hui en Mongolie, grâce à l'association Takh et d'autres programmes de réintroduction. Officiellement déclaré « éteint à l'état sauvage » dans les années 1970, le cheval de Przewalski n'est aujourd'hui plus qu'une espèce « en danger ». Une espèce ressuscitée.

The opened the show with thoughts on day three of the Democratic National Convention. GBH culture editor Jared Bowen discussed an economic whiplash for emerging artists, new documentaries on the lives of Elizabeth Taylor & Ol' Dirty Bastard, and a weekly rundown of local arts & culture.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed flooding in Connecticut and New York. She'll also talked about security at the DNC, the final reports on the Lewiston Maine shootings, and the latest for the Gaza cease-fire talks.Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley called in from the DNC, hoarse after a night of celebrations. Lauren Cook & Amy O'Leary return for a panel discussion on early education and funding milestones in the state's 2025 fiscal year budget. Lauren is the CEO of Ellis Early Learning & Amy is executive director of Strategies for Children.  Ron Mitchell from the Bay State Banner joins to discuss some of his recent Banner op-eds, plus news on achievement gaps in Boston schools & racial disparities in the state's housing crisis.  Naturalist Sy Montgomery returns to talk about animals in the news. This week that's a pair of Przewalski's horses sold as mules at a Kansas auction, dolphins attacking beach-goers in Japan, and one brave English Shepard helping treat canine blindness.Then we heard from you about the pros and cons of all-you-can-eat buffets.

Les chevaux sauvages de Przewalski parcouraient autrefois les steppes d'Asie, de la Mongolie à l'Ukraine, en passant par le Kazakhstan. La race a frôlé l'extinction mais depuis quelques années, des zoos et des associations réintroduisent ces chevaux dans leur milieu d'origine : une bonne nouvelle pour l'espèce mais aussi pour la biodiversité locale. Sur le Fil vous emmène au Kazakhstan, où des journalistes de l'AFP ont suivi une équipe du zoo de Prague, qui tente de repeupler les steppes d'Asie centrale.Sur le terrain : Jan Flemr, Abduaziz Madyarov Réalisation : Maxime MametSur le Fil est le podcast quotidien de l'AFP. Vous avez des commentaires ? Ecrivez-nous à podcast@afp.com. Vous pouvez aussi nous envoyer une note vocale par Whatsapp au + 33 6 79 77 38 45. Si vous aimez, abonnez-vous, parlez de nous autour de vous et laissez-nous plein d'étoiles sur votre plateforme de podcasts préférée pour mieux faire connaître notre programme. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Descubren un tesoro único de la Edad del Bronce cerca de Praga. Caballos de Przewalski regresan de Chequia a las estepas de Kazajistán. Praga, Texas y el boom de la carne ahumada de Big Smokers.

Descubren un tesoro único de la Edad del Bronce cerca de Praga. Caballos de Przewalski regresan de Chequia a las estepas de Kazajistán. Praga, Texas y el boom de la carne ahumada de Big Smokers.

Co-hosts Robin Renée and Wendy Sheridan discuss the enormous and detailed Project 2025, a collection of policy proposals created by The Heritage Foundation to reshape the United States government in the image of current-day far right conservativism. It seeks to mandate conservative Christian values, dismantle many social programs and government departments, and to provide ready-made policy positions and personnel for the next Republican president. This description barely begins to do justice to the sweeping, detrimental changes this tome proposes. Wendy and Robin begin to look at its elements broadly and anticipate future conversations about Project 2025 along with discovering and taking part in things we can do to keep it from being enacted. In concert with the featured conversation, Robin sparks a discussion on a video by Innuendo Studios, "Always a Bigger Fish" in the Geekscape for a better understanding of conservative vs. liberal worldviews. The show begins on a lighter note with a few rewinds to Episode 160 and This Fortnight I Learned facts about Google searches and ants in New York City. News includes the upcoming presidential debate slated for June 27th, the Supreme Court's end-of-June decisions, a "tactical pause" of the fighting in a portion of Gaza, the continuing adverntures of Trump and Rudy in the Georgia election fraud case, and wild Przewalski's horses returned to Kazakhstan's Golden Steppe. For Lefty of the Week, Wendy names local activist Quanae "Pie Lady" Palmer. Things to do: Watch “ What is Project 2025?” https://youtu.be/A7OlQG9C4zM?si=rTG2uZgrWDHSUwpq Watch "The Alt-Right Playbook: Always a Bigger Fish" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agzNANfNlTs Watch "Trump's Second Term: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYwqpx6lp_s Meet the ManhattAnts!  

Dateline: June 14, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!    We start off with a quick follow up to last week's deep dive, and I want your thoughts on this one!   We then get into our births and deaths for the week a truly unnecessary and tragic loss.  We then move on to our other Zoo News stories.  We talk about the effect of guests throwing food to animals, an amazing conservation achievement by Zoos Victoria, some really bad management of animals and finances at multiple places, two tales from Toledo, and more!   In Conservation News, we talk about few different stories featuring Przewalski's horses. One will shock you!   In Other News, we talk about a prophetic buffalo and dolphin sex!  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  www.rossifari.com  patreon.com/rossifari  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok

Grillige paarden: het begon in Engeland, ging goed verder in Amerika, maar zonder Europese paarden hadden de Indianen nooit op een paard kunnen zittenPaarden illustreren de grillige ontwikkeling van het leven op aarde. Vijftig miljoen jaar geleden liep er in Engeland een heel klein 50 centimeter hoog paardje rond. Nu ja, het leek op een paard, maar had wel vier tenen aan de voorvoeten. Ons moderne paard ontwikkelde zich zo'n 5 miljoen jaar geleden op de grassteppes van Noord Amerika. Vandaar verspreiden ze zich over Azië en Europa, en dat was maar goed ook want zo'n 10000 jaar geleden was er geen enkel paard meer over in Amerika, misschien door de komst van mensen, maar het zal vooral het gevolg van een klimaatverandering geweest zijn. De Spanjaarden brachten ze weer over de oceaan. Paarden waren altijd heel belangrijk voor de mens. Naast alle gefokte rassen is er nog een wild paard over, het Przewalski paard dat nu dankzij dierentuinen over de hele wereld weer rondloopt in Mongolië, het land van oorsprong.Luister en Volg Ons: Website: www.mennoenerwin.nl Aanbevolen door Menno: Bezoek Naranjas del Carmen en CrowdFarming.com voor directe aankopen van boeren. Ontdek lokale boerderijwinkels en initiatieven zoals Smaakvol Slochteren en Herenboeren. Productie: Deze podcast wordt geproduceerd door Bano Online Services, met Erwin Balkema als host en Prof. Menno Gerkema als expert in natuur en wetenschap.Thanks for reading Natuur en Wetenschap door Menno en Erwin nieuwsbrief! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Get full access to Menno en Erwin about Nature and Science at www.mennoenerwin.nl/subscribe

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Grillige paarden: het begon in Engeland, ging goed verder in Amerika, maar zonder Europese paarden hadden de Indianen nooit op een paard kunnen zitten Paarden illustreren de grillige ontwikkeling van het leven op aarde. Vijftig miljoen jaar geleden liep er in Engeland een heel klein 50 centimeter hoog paardje rond. Nu ja, het leek op een paard, maar had wel vier tenen aan de voorvoeten. Ons moderne paard ontwikkelde zich zo'n 5 miljoen jaar geleden op de grassteppes van Noord Amerika. Vandaar verspreiden ze zich over Azië en Europa, en dat was maar goed ook want zo'n 10000 jaar geleden was er geen enkel paard meer over in Amerika, misschien door de komst van mensen, maar het zal vooral het gevolg van een klimaatverandering geweest zijn. De Spanjaarden brachten ze weer over de oceaan. Paarden waren altijd heel belangrijk voor de mens. Naast alle gefokte rassen is er nog een wild paard over, het Przewalski paard dat nu dankzij dierentuinen over de hele wereld weer rondloopt in Mongolië, het land van oorsprong. Luister en Volg Ons: Website: www.mennoenerwin.nl Aanbevolen door Menno: Bezoek Naranjas del Carmen en CrowdFarming.com voor directe aankopen van boeren. Ontdek lokale boerderijwinkels en initiatieven zoals Smaakvol Slochteren en Herenboeren. Productie: Deze podcast wordt geproduceerd door Bano Online Services, met Erwin Balkema als host en Prof. Menno Gerkema als expert in natuur en wetenschap. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/menno-en-erwin/message

Today we're diving into the music industry and reviewing seven stone age music videos: from Pearl Jam to Wu-Tang Clan, from folk to metal, musicians seem to love the ancient past. We explore the intersection of art and science, the way every generation projects their own ideals onto the past, and the disturbing amount of sperm in these videos!Featured music videos: Fatboy Slim – Right Here, Right Now (1998): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub747pprmJ8Pearl Jam – Do the Evolution (1998): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDaOgu2CQtI Stoner Kings – Cro Magnon (2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8HpWcF1tL0 Wu-Tang Clan – Gravel Pit (2000): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of-lpfsBR8U Josh Ritter – The Curse (2010): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxWxiuJRApU Caroline Polachek – Welcome To My Island (2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxgcz_6GKX0 Hotlegs – Neanderthal Man (1970): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e0qYP_PTlY Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media:Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode:A new placoderm fish was just published with a huge underbite like the one in the Fatboy Slim video! https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.231747The Miller-Urey experiment: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller%E2%80%93Urey_experiment The myth of the 1929 stock market crash suicides: https://www.straightdope.com/21343548/after-the-1929-stock-market-crash-did-investors-really-jump-out-of-windowsCro magnon 1 had a tumorous face: https://www.newsweek.com/cro-magnon-1-had-skin-disorder-causing-face-be-covered-tumors-867225 Stoner Kings: Alpha Male (2019): https://stonerkings.bandcamp.com/album/alpha-male Michael Majalhati, the Canadian Rebel Starbuck: https://majalahti.com/ Hevisaurus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXhhlYdySqQ Winds of Genocide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br19bey-TPACemican: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UTRDQtpgL8 Heilung: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVbc_Fwbt50 Jurassic Park Scarf: https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/Jurassic-Park-Large-Knitted-Scarf-When-Dinosaurs-Ruled-The-Earth/PRD77TLFPB7K79C Josh Ritter on Q (2010): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-vLDmvvjHY The Chimera of Arezzo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_of_ArezzoCaroline Polachek visits a Przewalski's horse with Vulture: https://www.vulture.com/article/caroline-polachek-desire-new-album-profile.html

Today we're diving into the music industry and reviewing seven stone age music videos: from Pearl Jam to Wu-Tang Clan, from folk to metal, musicians seem to love the ancient past. We explore the intersection of art and science, the way every generation projects their own ideals onto the past, and the disturbing amount of sperm in these videos! Featured music videos: Fatboy Slim – Right Here, Right Now (1998): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub747pprmJ8 Pearl Jam – Do the Evolution (1998): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDaOgu2CQtI Stoner Kings – Cro Magnon (2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8HpWcF1tL0 Wu-Tang Clan – Gravel Pit (2000): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of-lpfsBR8U Josh Ritter – The Curse (2010): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxWxiuJRApU Caroline Polachek – Welcome To My Island (2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxgcz_6GKX0 Hotlegs – Neanderthal Man (1970): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e0qYP_PTlY Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: A new placoderm fish was just published with a huge underbite like the one in the Fatboy Slim video! https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.231747 The Miller-Urey experiment: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller%E2%80%93Urey_experiment The myth of the 1929 stock market crash suicides: https://www.straightdope.com/21343548/after-the-1929-stock-market-crash-did-investors-really-jump-out-of-windows Cro magnon 1 had a tumorous face: https://www.newsweek.com/cro-magnon-1-had-skin-disorder-causing-face-be-covered-tumors-867225 Stoner Kings: Alpha Male (2019): https://stonerkings.bandcamp.com/album/alpha-male Michael Majalhati, the Canadian Rebel Starbuck: https://majalahti.com/ Hevisaurus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXhhlYdySqQ Winds of Genocide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br19bey-TPA Cemican: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UTRDQtpgL8 Heilung: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVbc_Fwbt50 Jurassic Park Scarf: https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/Jurassic-Park-Large-Knitted-Scarf-When-Dinosaurs-Ruled-The-Earth/PRD77TLFPB7K79C Josh Ritter on Q (2010): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-vLDmvvjHY The Chimera of Arezzo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_of_Arezzo Caroline Polachek visits a Przewalski's horse with Vulture: https://www.vulture.com/article/caroline-polachek-desire-new-album-profile.html

En Lozère, sur de hauts plateaux arides aux allures de steppes mongoles vivent en liberté, depuis 30 ans, des chevaux de Przewalski. Voyage dans des terres françaises reculées à la découverte de chevaux presque sauvages… Le Causse Méjean est un pays montagnard, de pierres et de landes rases qu'on dit grandiose, austère, balayé par les vents et les solitudes. C'est là, depuis 30 ans, que l'association française Takh, soit « esprit » ou « cheval sauvage » en mongol, a implanté un troupeau de petits chevaux trapus, de couleur brun clair striés d'une raie de mulet noire le long de la colonne vertébrale. Ces équidés, uniques en leur genre, ressemblent étonnement aux chevaux préhistoriques que l'on retrouve sur les peintures rupestres et portent le nom d'un explorateur russe « Przewalski », qui un jour, au 19e siècle, a croisé leur route en Asie Centrale et les a fait connaître en Europe.Depuis les années 1960, la race, originaire d'Asie centrale, s'est éteinte à l'état sauvage mais elle a survécu dans des zoos avant d'être introduite en Lozère puis réintroduite en Mongolie, avec le concours des autorités mongoles. Et depuis 2020, l'association Takh développe un projet de centre scientifique et écotouristique, à destination du grand public. Sur le Causse Méjean, l'observation à bonne distance de ces chevaux qui s'épanouissent ici sans aucune intervention humaine, offre un voyage dans l'espace, jusqu'en Asie Centrale mais aussi dans le temps, à une époque où des millions de chevaux vivaient encore à l'état sauvage. Elle permet aussi de comprendre leurs enjeux de survie, leurs relations sociales, leur rôle dans l'écosystème et comment ces chevaux façonnent le territoire, tout en interrogeant le bien être-animal. Ce qui à l'heure de l'Anthropocène, cette nouvelle ère où l'humain a bouleversé le monde en se pensant au-dessus de tout, permet de décentrer le regard et qui sait, de remettre l'homme à sa place…  Au pays des Przewalski, nous regardons les chevaux et eux, nous apprennent à regarder le monde autrement.Un voyage sonore de Sibylle D'Orgeval.En savoir plus : - Sur l'association Takh et son centre scientifique et écotouristique des chevaux de Przewalski situé au Villaret.

En Lozère, sur de hauts plateaux arides aux allures de steppes mongoles vivent en liberté, depuis 30 ans, des chevaux de Przewalski. Voyage dans des terres françaises reculées à la découverte de chevaux presque sauvages… Le Causse Méjean est un pays montagnard, de pierres et de landes rases qu'on dit grandiose, austère, balayé par les vents et les solitudes. C'est là, depuis 30 ans, que l'association française Takh, soit « esprit » ou « cheval sauvage » en mongol, a implanté un troupeau de petits chevaux trapus, de couleur brun clair striés d'une raie de mulet noire le long de la colonne vertébrale. Ces équidés, uniques en leur genre, ressemblent étonnement aux chevaux préhistoriques que l'on retrouve sur les peintures rupestres et portent le nom d'un explorateur russe « Przewalski », qui un jour, au 19e siècle, a croisé leur route en Asie Centrale et les a fait connaître en Europe.Depuis les années 1960, la race, originaire d'Asie centrale, s'est éteinte à l'état sauvage mais elle a survécu dans des zoos avant d'être introduite en Lozère puis réintroduite en Mongolie, avec le concours des autorités mongoles. Et depuis 2020, l'association Takh développe un projet de centre scientifique et écotouristique, à destination du grand public. Sur le Causse Méjean, l'observation à bonne distance de ces chevaux qui s'épanouissent ici sans aucune intervention humaine, offre un voyage dans l'espace, jusqu'en Asie Centrale mais aussi dans le temps, à une époque où des millions de chevaux vivaient encore à l'état sauvage. Elle permet aussi de comprendre leurs enjeux de survie, leurs relations sociales, leur rôle dans l'écosystème et comment ces chevaux façonnent le territoire, tout en interrogeant le bien être-animal. Ce qui à l'heure de l'Anthropocène, cette nouvelle ère où l'humain a bouleversé le monde en se pensant au-dessus de tout, permet de décentrer le regard et qui sait, de remettre l'homme à sa place…  Au pays des Przewalski, nous regardons les chevaux et eux, nous apprennent à regarder le monde autrement.Un voyage sonore de Sibylle D'Orgeval.En savoir plus : - Sur l'association Takh et son centre scientifique et écotouristique des chevaux de Przewalski situé au Villaret.

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In this week's podcast, Dr. Chris Mortensen delves into the fascinating world of equids (horses, donkeys, and mules), discussing their significant roles across various continents and countries. He draws on insights from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) data, emphasizing the global importance and impact of these remarkable creatures. Key Points Covered: 1. Equid Distribution Worldwide: Donkeys' Global Impact: Dr. Mortensen shares the eye-opening statistics about donkeys and their contribution to people's livelihoods, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, where they are essential for economic activities. Presence of Horses: A detailed breakdown of the equine population worldwide, reflecting over 60 million horses, 50 million donkeys, and 8 million mules, with a significant presence in various regions. 2. FAO Data and Population Estimations: Dr. Mortensen highlights the challenges in precisely estimating equid populations due to unregistered animals and varying reporting mechanisms by countries. Countries like Australia and New Zealand might have underestimated populations, showcasing discrepancies in reported figures, emphasizing the need for more accurate reporting. 3. Equid Density per 1,000 People: Reflecting on the density of equids in different regions per 1,000 people over time, Dr. Mortensen illustrates a noticeable increase compared to a century ago. Notable regions like North and Latin America demonstrate a significant surge in equine presence per 1,000 people. 4. Breakdown by Continents and Countries: Detailed insights into equid populations across Asia, South America, North America, Africa, Europe, and Oceania, highlighting the regions with the largest equine populations. Dr. Mortensen provides information on key countries and their equid counts, demonstrating the cultural significance of horses and donkeys globally. 5. Specific Focus on Horses, Donkeys, and Mules in Different Regions: Detailed breakdown of equid populations in various countries, emphasizing their impact on culture and livelihoods. Notable mentions: Mexico's significant horse population, the rise of donkeys in Africa, and Europe's surprising equid count. 6. Wild Equids: Discussion about wild equids such as zebras and wild asses, outlining the endangered species and their populations in different regions. Special focus on Przewalski horses and Somali wild ass, shedding light on their conservation status and distribution. Conclusion: Dr. Mortensen concludes the episode by emphasizing the historical journey and diverse impact of equids across the world, inviting listeners to appreciate the incredible stories and importance of these creatures in various cultures and landscapes. Visit https://madbarn.com/mad-about-horses/ to learn more. --------------------------------- Mad Barn Academy is dedicated to supporting horse owners, handlers and practitioners through research, training and education. Visit us to learn more at https://madbarn.com You can also find Mad Barn at: ⁠Instagram @madbarnequine⁠ Facebook @madbarnequine TikTok @madbarnequine ⁠YouTube @madbarn We would love to hear from you! Please send any questions or comments to ⁠podcast@madbarn.com

In the first episode, Dr. Chris Mortensen, PhD discussed how the domestication of horses changed everything for humanity, even for those who don't work with horses. This episode will delve into the process and timeline of horse domestication and why understanding it is crucial for strengthening our connection with these animals. Why Care About Domestication Understanding the history and process of domestication strengthens our bond with horses, donkeys, and mules. The domestication of horses is one of the most significant technological innovations in ancient history. Wild vs. Feral vs. Tame Wild horses are those that have never experienced human interference or selective breeding, like Przewalski horses. Zebras, can be tamed, but are still wild. Feral horses, like Mustangs, were once domesticated but have reverted to a more wild state. The Domestication Process Domestication involves adapting an animal from its wild state to living closely with and benefiting humans through selective breeding. The domestication process for any species takes many generations and is complex. The domestication of silver foxes demonstrated the process and its effects on behavior, physiology, and genetics. In the case of horses, it would take several generations and hundreds of years for domestication to occur. Origins of Domestic Horses Domestic horses trace their lineage back to Equus ferus, the wild horse, which we think resembled Przewalski horses but with darker coats. Przewalski horses, often considered wild, might have been domesticated and later went feral, is still being debated. The evidence for the Bowtie peoples as the origin of horse domestication is becoming less convincing. New Insights from Genetics Genetic studies have challenged the notion that Bowtie peoples were the origin of horse domestication. DNA analysis suggests that Przewalski horses are not the true ancestors of domesticated horses. Genetic evidence points to the Pontic Caspian steppe as the likely region of horse domestication 5500 years ago. Genetic studies help trace human migration patterns and the spread of languages influenced by domesticated horses. Donkeys and Mules Donkeys were domesticated around 7,000 years ago, almost simultaneously with horses. The domestication of donkeys was instrumental in ancient trade and agriculture. Mules, resulting from crossbreeding horses and donkeys, have a long history. Advancements in Equid Technology Early riders controlled horses with bridles but often rode them bareback. Saddles were introduced around 700 BCE with the Assyrian Calvary. Stirrups, which offer greater control, were not used until around 200 BCE in India and later in China and Mongolia. Conclusion Understanding the history and process of equid domestication provides invaluable insights into the relationships between humans and horses, donkeys, and mules. While some mysteries remain, ongoing research and genetic studies continue to shed light on the fascinating history of these remarkable animals. Visit https://madbarn.com/mad-about-horses/ to learn more. --------------------------------- Mad Barn Academy is dedicated to supporting horse owners, handlers and practitioners through research, training and education. Visit us to learn more at https://madbarn.com You can also find Mad Barn at: ⁠Instagram @madbarnequine⁠ Facebook @madbarnequine TikTok @madbarnequine ⁠YouTube @madbarn We would love to hear from you! Please send any questions or comments to ⁠podcast@madbarn.com

In this episode of "Mad About Horses," we dive into the fascinating world of equine evolution. We embark on a journey that takes us from the distant past, over two and a half million years ago, to the present day, exploring the origins of the modern horse and its various relatives. Here's a summary of the key points covered in this episode: Introduction The episode begins by setting the stage, emphasizing the evolution of Equus and how it led to today's horse species inhabiting every continent except Antarctica. The Pleistocene Era The scene is set in the Pleistocene era, approximately two and a half million years ago, when the continents resembled their current shapes. The Earth was going through multiple ice ages, particularly in the northern hemisphere, covering regions like Asia, Europe, and North America with large ice sheets. This era was characterized by the presence of megafauna, including mammoths, mastodons, giant ground sloths, and saber-toothed cats. Introducing Hagerman's horse (Equus simplicitans), a unique equid with a horse or zebra-like body and a donkey's head. Its appearance is inferred to be rustic, possibly with striping coat patterns and dense fur due to the cold climate. Hagerman's horse inhabited the icy tundra of Alaska during this frigid time. The Journey West The podcast invites listeners to envision a small band of Hagerman's horses, comprising a stallion, mares, young foals, yearlings, and two-year-olds, struggling to survive in the cold and barren environment. They scrape away snow and forage for grass, lichen, and other available vegetation. As the ice age continued, this small band decided to move westward, crossing the large ice sheet connecting North America to Asia. The journey was challenging, marked by adverse weather conditions, scarcity of food, and a relentless drive to move west. Despite the hardships and limited resources, they eventually reached Asia and found the sustenance they needed, possibly pushing further south into suitable grasslands to rebuild their reserves. The Significance of Understanding Equine Evolution We emphasizes the importance of tracing the history of modern horses, explaining that it provides valuable insights into their behavior, diet, and domestication. The podcast touches on how humans have influenced the evolution of horses and how equids' history is interconnected with our own. The Divergence of Equids The episode mentions that horses were present in South America and North America but only had the opportunity to migrate to South America about three million years ago due to the formation of the Isthmus of Panama. Horses lived in the Americas for millions of years until their extinction about 10,000 years ago, potentially due to early human influence. Modern Equids and Their Diversity The podcast provides an overview of the modern equids, categorizing them into two lines: cabaline (true horses) and non-cabaline (zebras, wild asses, and donkeys). It highlights the distinction between Przewalski horses and domestic horses, underlining their genetic differences. Various species, such as zebras and wild asses, are introduced, with insights into their populations, geographical distribution, and chromosome counts. Donkeys, with 62 chromosomes, are also discussed, along with the unique genetic makeup of mules, which result from mating a female horse with a male donkey. Visit https://madbarn.com/mad-about-horses/ to learn more. --------------------------------- Mad Barn Academy is dedicated to supporting horse owners, handlers and practitioners through research, training and education. Visit us to learn more at https://madbarn.com You can also find Mad Barn at: ⁠Instagram @madbarnequine⁠ Facebook @madbarnequine TikTok @madbarnequine ⁠YouTube @madbarn We would love to hear from you! Please send any questions or comments to ⁠podcast@madbarn.com

Ist das nicht der Mann, der das Prschewalski-Pferd entdeckt hat? Nikolai Prschewalski (gestorben am 01.11.1888) war ein Forschungsreisender, ein Entdecker - aber auch ein Chauvinist. Von Wolfgang Meyer.

In this episode of "Mad About Horses", we embark on an incredible journey through the evolutionary history of horses, spanning millions of years. This exploration is crucial for gaining insights into why horses are the way they are today, and is must-know information for any equine enthusiast. Our journey begins 65 million years ago, in a vastly different world from what we know today. The Earth was home to a wide array of fantastical creatures, including Tyrannosaurus Rex and other reptiles inhabiting the land, air, and sea. However, a massive asteroid impact near modern-day Mexico led to the fifth mass extinction, resulting in the loss of approximately 76% of all species on Earth, including dinosaurs. Remarkably, some species, such as early mammals, managed to survive by seeking refuge in caves or underground environments protected from the devastating aftermath. The recovery of Earth took thousands of years, marking the transition from the age of dinosaurs to the age of mammals. Ten million years after the asteroid impact, a small creature known as Eohippus, or the dawn horse, emerged. This creature was about the size of a small border collie, standing at approximately 12 inches (30 centimeters) at the shoulder. Eohippus roamed dense forests, feasting on leaves and branches and its evolution set the stage for the magnificent equids we know today. We discuss the importance of understanding horse evolution to provide insights into their behaviors, dietary preferences, and physical characteristics, such as the unique single hoof. We explore key concepts such as natural selection and how environmental changes over time drive the evolution of species. Just as we see real-time evolution in antibiotic resistance, horses and other species have undergone gradual changes over millennia, accumulating genetic mutations and adaptations. We also learn why horse fossils are more abundant than those of many other species, providing valuable insights into their evolutionary history. The paleontological record serves as a window into the distant past and helps us reconstruct the story of the horse's evolution. As we traverse the vast timeline of horse evolution, we touch on different epochs and species, from Eohippus to Merichippus to Dinohippus, leading us to the modern genus Equus. Equus is the ancestor of today's horses and includes various species like zebras, wild asses, and Przewalski's horses. Not only is the history of the horse fascinating, but also essential for appreciating these remarkable creatures that have been our companions and partners for centuries. In the next episode, we will continue deeper on this journey, exploring the development of modern equids and their global distribution. ---------------------------------- "Mad About Horses" with Dr. Chris Mortensen PhD is the definitive podcast for all equine enthusiasts. Presented by Mad Barn, this podcast delves deep into the multifaceted universe of the horse and how we can make the world a better place for all equids. Dr. Mortensen is a renowned equine scientist and educator, who brings his passion for horses and his wealth of knowledge to diverse topics ranging from the ancient history of horse domestication to the latest advances in equine health, training and management. Whether you're a professional rider, a horse breeder, or someone who simply loves the sound of hooves on a morning trail, Mad About Horses is your weekly dose of all things equine. Visit https://madbarn.com/mad-about-horses/ to learn more. --------------------------------- Mad Barn Academy is dedicated to supporting horse owners, handlers and practitioners through research, training and education. Visit us to learn more at https://madbarn.com You can also find Mad Barn at: ⁠Instagram @madbarnequine⁠ Facebook @madbarnequine TikTok @madbarnequine ⁠YouTube @madbarn We would love to hear from you! Please send any questions or comments to ⁠podcast@madbarn.com

Jamie and Glenn are back together again as they go around the world from rescued horses in Mozambique to the in depth study of the wild Przewalski's horses. Plus, Glenn tells us about Phil's service and some weird news. Listen in…HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 3287 – Show Notes and Links:The HORSES IN THE MORNING Crew: Glenn the Geek: co-host, executive in charge of comic relief, Jamie Jennings: co-host, director of wacky equestrian adventures, Coach Jenn: producer, Chaos Control Officer.Title Sponsor: Kemin Equine, learn more about ChromiumEQFeatured Image: Horse Radio NetworkGuest: Author Mandy Retzlaff, Author of One Hundred & Four Horses Guest: Katalin (Kata) Ozogány, Hungarian ScientistLink: One Hundred & Four Horses | Autobiography by Mandy RetzlaffThere's an App for that! Download the new FREE Horse Radio Network App for iPhone and AndroidFollow Horse Radio Network on TwitterAdditional support for this podcast provided by Daily Dose Equine, State Line Tack, and Listeners Like You!Time Stamps:05:00 - Daily Whinnies14:00 - Author Mandy Retzlaff29:00 - Katalin (Kata) Ozogány41:42 - Weird News

Jamie and Glenn are back together again as they go around the world from rescued horses in Mozambique to the in depth study of the wild Przewalski's horses. Plus, Glenn tells us about Phil's service and some weird news. Listen in…HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 3287 – Show Notes and Links:The HORSES IN THE MORNING Crew: Glenn the Geek: co-host, executive in charge of comic relief, Jamie Jennings: co-host, director of wacky equestrian adventures, Coach Jenn: producer, Chaos Control Officer.Title Sponsor: Kemin Equine, learn more about ChromiumEQFeatured Image: Horse Radio NetworkGuest: Author Mandy Retzlaff, Author of One Hundred & Four Horses Guest: Katalin (Kata) Ozogány, Hungarian ScientistLink: One Hundred & Four Horses | Autobiography by Mandy RetzlaffThere's an App for that! Download the new FREE Horse Radio Network App for iPhone and AndroidFollow Horse Radio Network on TwitterAdditional support for this podcast provided by Daily Dose Equine, State Line Tack, and Listeners Like You!Time Stamps:05:00 - Daily Whinnies14:00 - Author Mandy Retzlaff29:00 - Katalin (Kata) Ozogány41:42 - Weird News

A throwaway comment on Big Bang Theory got me thinking- could hybrid animals such as the griffin and the hippogriff be possible from a biological viewpoint? Using these two examples, we will explore the chromosome number of hybrid animals and see what it means for our mythical friends... Sources for this episode: Ewart, J. C. (1910), Are Mules Fertile? Nature 2143(85): 106. Geldenhuys, M. E. (1989), Die kariotipering van di lieu (Panthera leo). Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 60(1): 41-49. Johnson, F. (1976), Mythical Beasts Coloring Book. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. Mead, D., Ogden, R., Meredith, A., Peniche, G., Smith, M., Corton, C., Oliver, K., Skelton, J., Betteridge, E., Doulcan; J., Holmes, N., Wright, V., Loose, M., Quail, M. A., McCarthy, S. A., Howe, K.,Chow, W., Torrance, J., Collins, J., Challis, R., Durbin, R. and Blatter, M. (2021), The genome sequence of the European golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos chrysaetos Linnaeus 1758 (version 1; peer review: 3 approved). Wellcome Open Research 6: 112. Rodriguez, M., Understanding Genetics, The Tech Interactive (2007), Chimeras, Mosaics, and Other Fun Stuff: Why can't mules breed? I understand that a horse and a donkey make a mule but why can't 2 mules have a baby mule? (online) (Accessed 29/07/2023). Rosen, B. (2009), Mythical Creatures Bible: The Definitive Guide to Legendary Beings. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. Ryder, O. A. (1993), Przewalski`s Horse: Prospects for Reintroduction into the Wild. Conservation Biology 7(1): 13-15. Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Golden eagle (online) (Accessed 20/07/2023).

Pourquoi les chevaux de Przewalski sont si sensibles? Nous sommes partis avec une super classe de grande section de l'école Les cigales à Grasse à leur encontre dans la réserve des Monts Azur, dans les Alpes Maritime.Ici, un formidable programme de préservation a été mis en place ! Notre guide s'appelle Julie et elle étudie depuis des années leur comportement extraordinaire.Un podcast d'Ambre Gaudet avec Tristan de la Fléchère.Mis en musique et mixé par Morgane PeyrotRetrouvez tous nos podcasts sur maisondupodcast.frUnique Heritage Media / La Maison du Podcast Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Pourquoi les chevaux de Przewalski sont si sensibles? Nous sommes partis avec une super classe de grande section de l'école Les cigales à Grasse à leur encontre dans la réserve des Monts Azur, dans les Alpes Maritime.Ici, un formidable programme de préservation a été mis en place ! Notre guide s'appelle Julie et elle étudie depuis des années leur comportement extraordinaire.Un podcast d'Ambre Gaudet avec Tristan de la Fléchère.Mis en musique et mixé par Morgane PeyrotRetrouvez tous nos podcasts sur maisondupodcast.frUnique Heritage Media / La Maison du Podcast Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

As tu déjà entendu parler du Cheval de Przewalski ? C'est un cheval sauvage qui date de l'époque préhistorique ! Impossible de lui monter dessus et même de s'en approcher ! Nous sommes partis avec une super classe de grande section de l'école Les cigales à Grasse à sa rencontre dans la réserve des Monts Azur, dans les Alpes Maritime.Ici, un formidable programme de préservation a été mis en place ! Il cohabite avec des bisons d'Europe, des cerfs et même des élans !Notre guide s'appelle Elie et il nous emmène à sa rencontre...en calèche ! Le professeur Sapions répondra aussi à la question d'un de nos petits auditeurs, sur les chevaux ! Un podcast d'Ambre Gaudet avec Tristan de la Fléchère.Mis en musique et mixé par Morgane PeyrotRetrouvez tous nos podcasts sur maisondupodcast.frUnique Heritage Media / La Maison du Podcast Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

As tu déjà entendu parler du Cheval de Przewalski ? C'est un cheval sauvage qui date de l'époque préhistorique ! Impossible de lui monter dessus et même de s'en approcher ! Nous sommes partis avec une super classe de grande section de l'école Les cigales à Grasse à sa rencontre dans la réserve des Monts Azur, dans les Alpes Maritime.Ici, un formidable programme de préservation a été mis en place ! Il cohabite avec des bisons d'Europe, des cerfs et même des élans !Notre guide s'appelle Elie et il nous emmène à sa rencontre...en calèche ! Le professeur Sapions répondra aussi à la question d'un de nos petits auditeurs, sur les chevaux ! Un podcast d'Ambre Gaudet avec Tristan de la Fléchère.Mis en musique et mixé par Morgane PeyrotRetrouvez tous nos podcasts sur maisondupodcast.frUnique Heritage Media / La Maison du Podcast Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Willkommen zurück zum Tierschutz-Update von DeineTierwelt. In dieser Folge klären wir auf, warum invasive Tier- und Pflanzenarten die heimische Artenvielfalt bedrohen. Dazu gibt es jetzt einen neuen, alarmierenden Bericht. Und: Forscher haben das Rätsel um das Familienleben der Przewalski-Pferde gelöst. Sie beobachteten die fast ausgestorbenen zentralasiatischen Wildpferde mit Drohnen. Zu guter Letzt: Lange beobachteten Forschende auch den Albino-Panda in China und verbachten dazu einen Großteil ihrer Arbeitszeit in 2.000 bis 3.200 Metern Höhe. Viel Spaß mit dieser Folge!

Die Themen in den Wissensnachrichten: +++ Zeitangepasstes Essen könnte gegen Jetlag helfen +++ Durch Erdwärme könnten wir Lithium gewinnen +++ Przewalski-Pferde haben Freunde und besuchen ihre Familien +++ **********Weiterführende Quellen zu dieser Folge:A minimal model of peripheral clocks reveals differential circadian re-entrainment in aging, Chaos, 05.09.2023Challenges and Opportunities for Lithium Extraction from Geothermal Systems in Germany—Part 3: The Return of the Extraction Brine, Energies, 09.08.2023Stability of Hill's spherical vortex, Pure and Applied Mathematics, 24.07.2023Global trends in incidence, death, burden and risk factors of early-onset cancer from 1990 to 2019 , BMJ Oncology, 06.09.2023Universal theory of strange metals from spatially random interactions, Science, 17.08.2023Fine-scale collective movements reveal present, past and future dynamics of a multilevel society in Przewalski's horses, Nature Communications, 05.09.2023**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: Tiktok und Instagram.

How Fungi Are Breaking The Binary: A Queer Approach To Ecology As Pride month comes to a close, many people are reflecting on the past, present, and future of the LGBTQIA+ community. An interdisciplinary group of scientists, researchers, and artists are using queerness as a lens to better understand the natural world, too. It's a burgeoning field called queer ecology, which aims to break down binaries and question our assumptions of the natural world based on heterosexuality. For example, there are plenty of examples of same-sex animal pairings in the wild, like penguins, chimps, and axolotls. There are also plants that change sexes, or have a combination of male and female parts, like the mulberry tree. But perhaps the most queer kingdom of all is fungi. Mushrooms are not easily forced into any type of binary. For example, the Schizophyllum commune, or the split gill mushroom, has 23,000 sexes, making it somewhat of a queer icon in the field of mycology. SciFri producer Kathleen Davis talks with Patty Kaishian, incoming curator of mycology at the New York State Museum, about how fungi might help us expand our understandings of sexuality, identity, and hierarchy. They also discuss how queer ecology can help people of all sexualities reconnect with the natural world.   Scientists Think Cloning Could Help Save Endangered Species Earlier this year, a baby Przewalski's horse was born at the San Diego Zoo. But this foal isn't any ordinary foal, he's a clone. He's the product of scientists aiming to save his dwindling species using genetics. This endangered horse species once roamed Europe and Asia, but by the 1960, threats like poaching, capture, and military presence drove the horses to extinction in the wild. Conservationists raced to save this wild horse through captive breeding programs, but with a population so small, there just wasn't enough genetic diversity to grow a healthy herd. But with careful genetic management, the Przewalski's horse's population is now nearly 2,000 horses strong, and this new foal will one day help boost his species' genetic diversity even more. Producer Kathleen Davis talks with Dr. Oliver Ryder, conservation geneticist at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, about cloning Przewalski's horse, and how doing so will infuse genetic diversity into the small population. Then Davis talks with Dr. Sam Wisely, professor of wildlife ecology and conservation at the University of Florida, about how cloning can help other endangered species, like the black-footed ferret, and the ethics involved in cloning.   Twenty Years On, The Little CubeSat Is Bigger Than Ever The story of the CubeSat started with a big problem for one Cal Poly professor. “It was actually a critical problem for us, but it was a problem that nobody else cared about,” said Jordi Puig-Suari, an Emeritus Professor from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He co-invented the CubeSat with Bob Twiggs from Stanford. Puig-Suari is now retired and has spent the last four years sailing around the world with his wife. I talked to him over Zoom from somewhere along that journey. He takes me back two decades to his time as a professor at Cal Poly where he was hired to develop their aerospace engineering department. Read the rest of this article at sciencefriday.com.   Remembering Engineer And Author Henry Petroski Last week the world watched as rescuers from across the globe searched for a tiny experimental submersible that had disappeared, carrying five people on a dive to the wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic. That search turned out, sadly, to be in vain. The Titan submersible is believed to have imploded in the North Atlantic, killing all aboard. The intersection of design, engineering, and human risk-taking is a recurring theme throughout modern history. One of the finest chroniclers of those tales was Henry Petroski, who died earlier this month at the age of 81. He was a professor of engineering and history at Duke University, and author of many books. Petroski was known for his critical eye and insightful view of various missteps and faults in pursuit of progress—from improving bridge designs for safety to the tragic loss of the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia. Some called Petroski the “poet laureate of technology” for his prolific writings on everything from the design of bridges to the fabrication of pencils. In this recording from 2012, Ira Flatow spoke with the late professor Petroski about engineering failures, and humanity's follies.   To stay updated on all-things-science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters. Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.  

After years of waiting Leslie from I Speak to Animals will do a reading of Scooter on the air. Rhiannon Wolff from the Marwell Zoo talk's about their newest Przewalski foal and more Equestrian First World Problems. Listen in…HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 3202 – Show Notes and Links:The HORSES IN THE MORNING Crew: Glenn the Geek: co-host, executive in charge of comic relief, Jamie Jennings: co-host, director of wacky equestrian adventures, Coach Jenn: producer, Chaos Control Officer.Title Sponsor: World Equestrian CenterFeatured Image: HORSES IN THE MORNINGGuest: Rhiannon Wolff of the Marwell Zoo Guest: Leslie, Animal Communicator at I Speak to AnimalsLink: World Equestrian Center MagazineLink: EQB2B Interview of Jena AntonucciFollow Horse Radio Network on TwitterAdditional support for this podcast provided by Nutramax, Purina, and Listeners Like You!Time Stamps:01:30 - Belmont05:40 - Daily Whinnies15:35 - Leslie, Animal Communicator36:40 - Rhiannon Wolff49:04 - EFWP

After years of waiting Leslie from I Speak to Animals will do a reading of Scooter on the air. Rhiannon Wolff from the Marwell Zoo talk's about their newest Przewalski foal and more Equestrian First World Problems. Listen in…HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 3202 – Show Notes and Links:The HORSES IN THE MORNING Crew: Glenn the Geek: co-host, executive in charge of comic relief, Jamie Jennings: co-host, director of wacky equestrian adventures, Coach Jenn: producer, Chaos Control Officer.Title Sponsor: World Equestrian CenterFeatured Image: HORSES IN THE MORNINGGuest: Rhiannon Wolff of the Marwell Zoo Guest: Leslie, Animal Communicator at I Speak to AnimalsLink: World Equestrian Center MagazineLink: EQB2B Interview of Jena AntonucciFollow Horse Radio Network on TwitterAdditional support for this podcast provided by Nutramax, Purina, and Listeners Like You!Time Stamps:01:30 - Belmont05:40 - Daily Whinnies15:35 - Leslie, Animal Communicator36:40 - Rhiannon Wolff49:04 - EFWP

durée : 00:37:26 - CO2 mon amour - par : Denis Cheissoux - Bienvenue sur le plateau du Causse Méjean, en Lozère, qui accueille deux animaux emblématiques : le vautour fauve et le cheval de Przewalski, originaire d'Asie Centrale.

Ellen dives into the brown pelican & Christian goes wild with Przewalski's horse. We discuss gular pouches, aerodynamics, stud piles, and conservation success stories.Follow Just the Zoo of Us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Discord!Follow Ellen on TikTok!Cover photos: David Baileys (pelican) & Irén Udvarházi (Przewalski's horses), via Getty images

Ellen dives into the brown pelican & Christian goes wild with Przewalski's horse. We discuss gular pouches, aerodynamics, stud piles, and conservation success stories.Follow Just the Zoo of Us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Discord!Follow Ellen on TikTok!Cover photos: David Baileys (pelican) & Irén Udvarházi (Przewalski's horses), via Getty images

A matriarch looking for enough room for the entire family to call home buys a dilapidated zoo in England. It took 4 days before the Jaguar escaped. Then the wolves. Then the lynx. Welcome to Dartmoor. Resources for today's episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmoor_Zoological_ParkThe book: “We Bought A Zoo”  by Benjamin Meehttps://web.archive.org/web/20090110184534/http://www.knightfrank.co.uk/press/2006_news_stories/DartmoorWildlifeParksalecompletes.aspxhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/6246342.stmhttps://www.livescience.com/homewrecker-condors-california.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/place/Sahara-desert-Africa/Animal-lifehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Przewalski%27s_horse#:~:text=In%201992%2C%2016%20horses%20were,fringes%20of%20the%20Gobi%20desert.https://medium.com/taronga-conservation-society-australia/10-endangered-species-saved-from-extinction-by-zoos-682c454d0125https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52437763 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-47322731https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-devon-33989483http://www.knightfrank.co.uk/press/2006_news_stories/DartmoorWildlifeParksalecompletes.aspxhttps://web.archive.org/web/20101120115131/http://captiveanimals.org/zoos/dartmoor1.htm (the 13 page report on the conditions the animals were dealing with in 2001, where 15 of the 16 charges against Ellis Daw were dropped)https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/heartbreaking-true-life-story-love-588037http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/6246342.stmAnd, THE full piece which attributes Scarlett Johansson as the author: https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-daily-telegraph/20180324/282368335187515Support the show

Amazing Wildlife uncovers fascinating facts about the last living "wild" horse, the Przewalski's Horse! Hosts Rick and Ebone explain how the closest living relative of the domestic horse got its unique name and its recovery from once being considered extinct in nature. Later, we're joined by SDZWA Director of Reproductive Sciences, Barbara Durant, and SDZWA's curator of the Frozen Zoo, Marlys Houck, to hear about the first cloned Przewalski's Horse, conservations efforts to save the species and the process of reintroducing them into their natural habitat. If you have a question for Amazing Wildlife you can send them to wildlife@iheartmedia.com for your chance to hear it on the show! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wild horses, feral horses, eatin' horses - only 2 of those exist in 17th Century America. The eating and not eating of horses has shifted across European and American history - as have the reasons why. I'll explain that - and pronounce "Przewalski" - the P is silent!Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor TurtleShow Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com Twitter: @THoAFoodInstagram: @THoAFood

Là où l'homme abandonne ses constructions, la nature reprend évidemment ses droits. C'est le constat qu'à pu faire l'artiste-photographe Jonk, qui aujourd'hui propose ses meilleurs clichés dans un livre intitulé Naturalia II. De quels lieux parle-t-on ? Quel est l'intérêt de cet album ? C'est ce que je vous propose de voir dans cet épisode.Si la technologie nous permet de faire progresser l'humanité, elle n'est parfois pas d'une grande aide quand la nature décide de reprendre ces droits. Dans Naturalia II, Jonk présente le retour en force de la nature. Je le cite : « quoi que l'homme construise, quoi que l'homme abandonne, tout est repris par la nature. Au final, il n'y aura plus de trace de l'homme. Je souhaite surtout faire réfléchir sur notre place sur la Terre, notre relation avec la nature, et montrer qu'il faut que nous nous montrions tous humbles face à elle », fin de citation. Dans le détail, le photographe s'est rendu 6 fois à Tchernobyl entre 2015 et 2021. Là-bas, les bâtiments abandonnés disparaissent parfois déjà sous la végétation, mais ce fut aussi l'occasion de faire de sacré rencontres. Je le cite à nouveau : « pendant mon dernier voyage à Tchernobyl en mai dernier, je suis tombé sur les fameux chevaux de Przewalski. Ils étaient quatre ou cinq sur le bord de la route. J'ai eu une chance exceptionnelle de les voir. Au Japon, je me suis fait attaquer par les chauve-souris. À Taïwan, ce sont des araignées que j'ai rencontrées et notamment des Giant Orb Spiders qui peuvent faire la taille d'une tête humaine ! » fin de citation.Un travail poussé par sa “conscience écologique”. Mais pour le photographe, ces lieux sont loin de renvoyer un message négatif. S'ils sont la preuve de l'impact de l'Homme sur la planète, le photographe garde espoir en l'avenir. Je le cite: « nous sommes encore loin de l'engagement nécessaire pour faire réellement bouger les choses, mais elles vont clairement dans le bon sens. Des millions d'initiatives voient le jour, positives et fédératrices. J'espère que mes photos et le message qui les accompagnent apporteront une petite pierre à l'édifice. » Au total, ce sont donc 221 photos prises dans 17 pays différents qui nous permettent de comprendre que la nature est bien plus forte que l'homme. À noter que les fans d'exploration et de beaux paysages seront ravis, la préface est signée Yann Arthus-Bertrand. Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

Pioneiro de uma expressão artística inédita, combinando equitação, circo, música, dança e teatro, o diretor e cavaleiro francês Bartabas criou um novo tipo de performance cênica: o teatro equestre, gênero que inaugurou na França com a Companhia Zingaro em 1984. Desde 2003, no entanto, ele dirige também a Academia Hípica de Versalhes, que reabre ao público neste verão francês com o espetáculo “La Voie de l'écuyer, Opus 2021". Bartabas brinca com a cumplicidade entre as amazonas e seus cavalos, num espetáculo construído em uma sucessão de cenas curtas, alternando diferentes disciplinas equestres, como esgrima, adestramento, acrobacias e canto. Com trilha de Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), as primeiras passagens das cavaleiras e alunas da academia no picadeiro são introduzidas por trechos de textos de grandes nomes da arte equestre europeia. Laure Guillaume, coordenadora da escola-teatro da Hípica de Versalhes e fiel escudeira de Bartabas há 18 anos, relata que o manejo dos animais é feito de forma gradual. "Aqui os cavalos chegam como potros muito novinhos, então os tocamos bastante para se sentirem em confiança, deixamos que eles tomem posse do espaço. Nós os habituamos a saírem juntos em liberdade, deixamos que eles brinquem sozinhos e depois voltem para junto de nós, para que depois, pouco a pouco, eles se sintam confiantes no manejo com o público. Em geral os colocamos em cena depois de um ano e meio, dois anos", conta. Uma das cenas mais encantadoras e selvagens do espetáculo é quando os jovens animais são liberados sem comandos, correias ou rédeas, e evoluem sozinhos no meio do picadeiro dos estábulos reais de Versalhes, fazendo charme para a plateia, completamente hipnotizada pelos animais. "É realmente necessário que os cavalos se sintam em confiança, porque senão depois eles ficam com medo em frente ao público e não vão se divertir. O mais bonito é quando estão confiantes e também se divertem", diz Laure Guillaume. Em cena, nove amazonas manipulam cerca de 35 animais de diferentes raças, com destaques para os lusitanos de olhos azuis, uma tradição de Versalhes, a raça de cavalo preferida de Luís 14. Entre as intrépidas cavaleiras, mulheres como Salomé Belbacha-Lardy, de 22 anos, que abandonou a carreira de advogada para viver sua paixão, entre o teatro e os cavalos.  "Faço parte do grupo desde julho de 2020 e antes disso eu estudava Direito, sou formada em Direito. Foi uma mudança radical de vida", relata. "Conheço a academia equestre de Versalhes desde pequenininha, porque nasci na região parisiense e vinha ver os espetáculos. Era uma coisa que sempre me interessou, fiz dez anos de balé clássico, eu já montava a cavalos e competia há pouco tempo", explica. "Estava me inscrevendo no mestrado de Direito quando a academia colocou um anúncio procurando cavaleiras para espetáculos. Minha mãe me incentivou a me inscrever, eu fui sem acreditar muito, mas fui aprovada nas audições e depois tive que escolher entre o Direito e minha paixão, e escolhi estar aqui", afirma a jovem amazona, responsável por Kodály, um lusitano raça pura, com nome que homenageia o compositor húngaro Zoltán Kodály.  Todos os animais recebem nomes de personalidades da filosofia, do teatro e das artes, e basta uma visita às estrebarias reais depois do espetáculo para conhecer "Molière", "Voltaire", "Gauguin", dependendo de quem já tenha sido escovado ou jantado sua porção de feno preparada carinhosamente por sua amazona.  Salomé explica um pouco mais sobre a rotina com os cavalos. "Normalmente, temos quatro animais cada uma.  Um “tema”, com o qual geralmente fazemos a cena do carrossel; um “Isabelle” com o qual fazemos a cena dos braços, e também a cena final, além da esgrima a cavalo; um pequeno pônei “Soraya”, que na verdade são os ancestrais dos “Lusitanos”, e depois temos ou um potrinho ou um “Przewalski”. Eu tenho esse magnífico cavalo negro do final, então temos um grupo de quatro cavalos cada", relata Salomé. A cumplicidade com os animais é essencial, segundo a jovem atriz e cavaleira. "É a Laure [Guillaume, coordenadora] quem nos atribui cada cavalo, ela fica atenta para que a dupla cavalo e mulher esteja bem e equilibrada, e que todas as duplas estejam em harmonia. Este é o caso, acredito, para a maioria de nós", afirma. O espetáculo “La Voie de l´écuyer” fica em cartaz na Hípica de Versalhes até 29 de agosto de 2021. Durante o Festival de Outono de Paris, Bartabas apresentará também a nova criação, um trabalho "minimalista" que tem encantado a crítica francesa, um duo do mestre do teatro equestre com seu cavalo "Tsar". Em outubro, a Cia Zingaro volta a botar o pé na estrada depois da estreia em Paris de "Cabaré do Exílio", em Aubervilliers, na periferia da capital francesa.

Conflit d'intérêt du PM tchèque – En France, un nouveau manuel pour apprendre un tchèque actuel – Les chevaux de Przewalski sur une colline de Prague – Une tasse comestible

Les trésors de Barrandov – Les chevaux de Przewalski sur une colline de Prague

Conflit d'intérêt du PM tchèque – En France, un nouveau manuel pour apprendre un tchèque actuel – Les chevaux de Przewalski sur une colline de Prague – Une tasse comestible

Another episode with Adriana and Ute. Today they talk about the recent birth of a cloned Przewalski horse and how cloning of horses is done. Adriana who has done a lot of reproductive medicine in horses tells us the different steps involved, how difficult and expensive it is and we discuss the question whether it makes sense to clone a horse six times to get a whole polo team of horses which are basically the same. If you have always wanted to know how cloning works, listen in, it is going to be interesting! Show Notes: https://equestrianadventuresses.com/2020/10/28/horse-podcast-ep-53-ask-your-vet-cloning-horses/  

durée : 00:05:42 - Le reportage de la terre au carré - Je suis allé à la rencontre d'un cheval que le museum de Paris conserve encore dans sa galerie des espèces disparues, il s'agit du cheval de Prezwalski. On pensait que cet animal n'existait plus jusqu'à sa découverte ou plutôt sa redécouverte au siècle dernier.

The San Diego Zoo Global's Institute for Conservation Research maintains what is called the frozen zoo. For decades, carefully collected and prepared cell samples from over 1000 species, many of them listed as threatened or endangered and nearing extinction, have been stored almost indefinitely in ultra cold freezers.  Recently, the frozen zoo played an instrumental role in the successful cloning of an endangered Przewalski's Horse by providing the genetic material from a long deceased yet underrepresented stallion. SDZG's Dr. Oliver Ryder has spent his career working to preserve the Przewalski's Horse and many other species through scientifically managed breeding programs and husbandry in human care. However, when the number of individuals in a rare population is very small the natural loss of genetic diversity can't be met or prevented by managed breeding methods alone. Thus, Dr. Oliver describes how  increasing the number of species and individuals from which cells are collected and stored would provide future generations with the option of whether and to what extent assisted reproductive techniques should be used to increase species biodiversity. That Sounds Wild: African elephant Animal Care Software Zoo Logic ZOOmility

Recently, historic news of the successful birth of an endangered Przewalski's Horse foal conceived through cloning technology was announced. Remarkably, the nuclear material used for the purpose of expanding the genetic diversity of this managed species was from a genetically underrepresented stallion that has been deceased for many years. The stallion's DNA had been preserved at what is colloquially called the Frozen Zoo located at the San Diego Zoo Global's Institute for Conservation Research. Ryan Phelan, co-founder of Revive & Restore and lead scientist Ben Novak discuss the use and future promise of technology to increase biodiversity of vulnerable populations in what they deem  "genetic rescue." That Sounds Wild: African Crested Porcupine tail Animal Care Software Zoo Logic Page ZOOmility

Not everybody has the privilege of riding at a big training barn. This week, we’ll discuss the pros and cons of riding at home and showing alone. Show jumpers are taking a page out of the eventing safety playbook and did you know Idris Alba has a horse allergy?Guests and Links Episode 74:Link for sight impaired – Click HereHost: Justine Griffin, Award Winning Journalist with Heels Down MagazineHost: Jessica Payne, International Event Rider for Hampf EquestrianHost: Ellie Woznica Owner/Trainer of Double Barrel CreekPhoto Credit: Heels Down MagazineDrink Recipe: Noble Vines 667 Pinot Noir (available in grocery stores)Link: A clone of the endangered Przewalski's horse is born of DNA saved for 40 yearsLink: Toronto: Idris Elba Talks Overcoming Horse Allergy for 'Concrete Cowboy' DramaLink: To Sit Or To Stand?Product Review: Redingote Rain GearSubscribe: The Brief | Donate | Our PatreonJoin our Facebook Group: Search for “Heels Down Happy Hour Podcast Lounge"Presenting Sponsor: Heels Down MagazineDownload the Heels Down Magazine app in the iTunes AppStore: http://apple.co/1QicprS or Google Play for Android phones and tablets: http://bit.ly/1sXQV75. Subscribe for a year and get two months free!Thank you to our sponsors! Episode 74 is presented by: ECOGOLD, Draper TherapiesSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87421)

In this Pelecanus NEWS episode for September 15 2020 we cover these headlines: Drawdown · Portugal free of fossil fuel extraction projects as company abandons the last contract o https://www.climaximo.pt/2020/09/04/victory-portugal-free-of-fossil-fuel-extraction-projects-as-company-abandons-the-last-contract/ · 6 young Portuguese activists area suing European Countries over climate change o https://www.dw.com/en/portugal-youthprotest-legal-humanrights-emissions-strasbourg-climatechange/a-54799620 · Exxon Mobil dropped from the Dow after nearly a century o https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dow-jones-exxon-mobil-pfizer-raytheon-replaced-salesforce-amgen-honeywell/ · French PM says jobs and green recovery at heart of COVID recovery plan o https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/03/french-pm-says-jobs-and-green-economy-at-heart-of-covid-recovery-plan-jean-castex-france · Madagascar introduces stoves that burn rice husks instead of forests o https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/madagascar-introduces-stoves-that-burn-rice-husks-instead-of-forests/ · Turtle species among the most endangered in the world saved from extinction o https://www.cbsnews.com/news/burmese-roofed-turtles-endangered-species-saved-extinction/ · First clone of endangered Przewalski’s Horse born in conservation effort to save the species o https://time.com/5886467/clone-endangered-przewalskis-horse-zoo/ All Pelecanus podcasts can be found at pelecanus.org, Apple podcasts, soundcloud, and spotify.

Take a ride on Przewalski’s Horse in a premiere episode that pulls no punches! We review the upcoming James Bond movie, No Time to Die, craft a bold mission statement for the podcast, field options for show sponsors, pitch advertising slogans for organic Gatorade, discuss The Rock's seemingly universal box office appeal, and even invent a new word. If you need more Curtis or more comedy in your life, you're home.

Le cheval sauvage fait partie de notre imaginaire collectif depuis longtemps et semble évoquer des sentiments irrésistibles, dont celui de la liberté. Pensez à la Ford Mustang ou le classique des Rolling Stones Wild Horses. Mais comment se portent aujourd’hui les chevaux sauvages? En reste-t-il quelque part? Avec Véronique Morin et Charles Trahan 

This week we travel to the steppes of Central Asia to learn about the journey of Przewalski's Horse from extinction in the wild, to thriving reintroduced populations today. In the second half we are joined by Adam Cook, a passionate young conservationist, already with many tales to tell! You can find Adam on Instagram @adam_talkswild, on Twitter @AdamTalkswild and on Facebook at Adam_talkswild. As always you can find the podcast @turnonthelight_pod, on Twitter @savingspecies and you can email me at turnonthelightpod@gmail.com

British ex-pats in France feeling insecure as Brexit finally happens, raising horses to be wild in one of France's most desolate areas, how the Michelin star was born, and would rebel writer Camus be out protesting pension reform? France has the second largest British community in Europe after Spain, with around 200,000 citizens. Some already have French nationality, but those who don't are nervous about Friday's Brexit. While the terms on which British people will be allowed to remain in France are still being worked out, we hear from ex-pats in the town of Eymet in the Dordogne region, where a tenth of the 2,600 residents are British. They came for the climate and quality of life, but are now wondering what the future has in store. (Listen @ 0'00) The Larzac, a plateau in Lozère in south-western France, the country's least populated area, is home to three dozen Przewalski horses. The breed originated in Mongolia and had become virtually extinct by the 1960s. But since 1993, 89 have been transferred from France to their natural habitat in Mongolia. Zeenat Hansrod travelled to the area around the Le Villaret village to see the horses, meet the Takh association running the operation, and discover one of France's last wild open spaces. Read more here. (Listen @8'20) Albert Camus, the Franco-Algerian writer, philosopher and journalist, died 60 years ago this month in a car accident. He won a Nobel prize for his writing, but was also known for his political activism in favour of the oppressed and the working class. As France is in the throes of protests over inequality and fears of an over-liberal pension reform, Camus seems as relevant as ever. Historian Vincent Duclert, who has recently published a book on Camus, reflects on the writer as a working class hero and the importance of his Algerian roots. (Listen @20'20) As the Michelin guide announced its starred restaurants this week, we look back on 120 years of the little red guide, which has its roots in the birth of France's car culture. (Listen @16'00) Episode mixed by Nicolas Doreau. Subscribe to the Spotlight on France podcast on iTunes (link here) or Google podcasts (link here).

All about Przewalski’s horse

You haven’t seen a horse until you have seen the Przewalski’s Horses (P. Horses) at the Toronto Zoo. These rugged wild horses may be shorter than the horses that you are used to seeing in a parade or on the farm, but they are tougher than you would think. Their harsh wild environment demands it. I sit down with Toronto Zookeeper, Jenn Martin, to discuss just how tough P. Horses are in order to survive their harsh environment. Jenn talks about the P. Horse’s diet, how they change their appearance, and survive in the Mongolian deserts. You won’t want to miss hearing about these wonderful animals.

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Khustain National Park / 10:24 / 16.08.30 / Khustain Nuruu National Park / Covering 500 square kilometres, 100km to the west of Ulaanbaatar, this reserve has been a member of the world biosphere natural reserves since 2002 / Alongside 44 species of mammals including the only remaining true wild horse in the world (the Takhi, or Przewalski’s horse, reintroduced here in 1992 after extinction in the wild in 1966), and 217 species of birds, some of the 385 species of insects can be heard in this clip / It sounds like a fair representation of the ten species of bush cricket and 29 of grasshopper / This image captures my first sighting of Takhis / More than 300 horses now live in Khustain National Park, descended from nine captured in 1945 // All recordings and Photos by Vortichez See the PDF: https://issuu.com/bivouacrecording/docs/60_minute_cities-_ulaanbaataar-_vor All proceeds from 60 Minute Cities - Ulaanbaatar will be donated to Lotus Children's Centre. // http://www.lotuschild.org/ To know more about purchasing an album from us please see: https://bivouacrecording.postach.io/post/i-just-bought-an-album-when-will-i-receive-it

It’s update week! I call myself out for some mistakes, then catch us all up on new information about topics we’ve covered in the past. Then we’ll learn about the Nandi bear, a mystery animal that is probably not actually a bear. Check out Finn and Lila's Natural History and Horse Podcast on Podbean! Check out the Zeng This! pop culture podcast while you're at it! A new species of Bird of Paradise: Buša cattle: Further reading/watching: http://www.sci-news.com/biology/vogelkop-superb-bird-of-paradise-05924.html Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. This week we’re going to dig into some updates to previous episodes! Don’t worry, it’ll be interesting. We’re also going to look at a mystery animal we haven’t examined before. First, though, a big shout-out to Sir Finn Hayes, a long-time listener who has started his own podcast! It’s called Finn’s Natural History, although now I see it’s been renamed Finn and Lila’s Natural History and Horse Podcast, and you can find it on Podbean. I’ll put a link in the show notes. The great thing is, Finn is just ten years old but he and his younger sister Lila are already dropping knowledge on us about animals and plants and other things they find interesting. So give their podcast a listen because I bet you’ll like it as much as I do. Before we get into the updates, let me call myself out on a few glaring mistakes in past episodes. In episode four, I called my own podcast by the wrong name. Instead of Strange Animals, I said Strange Beasties, which is my Twitter handle. In episode 29, I said Loch Ness was 50 miles above sea level instead of 50 feet, a pretty big difference. In episode 15 I called Zenger of the Zeng This! podcast Zengus, which is just unforgiveable because I really like that podcast and you’d think I could remember the cohost’s name. There’s a link to the Zeng This! podcast in the show notes. It’s a family-friendly, cheerful show about comics, movies, video games, and lots of other fun pop culture stuff. If you ever hear me state something in the podcast that you know isn’t true, definitely let me know. I’ll look into it and issue a correction when appropriate. As they say on the Varmints Podcast, I am not an animal expert. I do my best, but sometimes I get things wrong. For instance, in episode 60, I said sirenians like dugongs and manatees have tails in place of hind legs like seals do, but sirenian tails actually developed from tails, not hind legs. Pinniped tails developed from hind legs and have flipper-like feet. Anyway, here are some updates to topics we’ve covered in past episodes. It isn’t all-inclusive, mostly just stuff I’ve stumbled across while researching other animals. In episode 47 about strange horses, I talked a lot about Przewalski’s horse. I was really hoping never to have to attempt that pronunciation again, but here we are. A new phylogenetic study published in February of 2018 determined that Przewalski’s horse isn’t a truly wild horse. Its ancestors were wild, but Przewalski’s horse is essentially a feral domestic horse. Its ancestors were probably domesticated around 5,500 years ago by the Botai people who lived in what is now northern Kazakhstan. The Przewalski’s horse we have now is a descendant of those domestic horses that escaped back into the wild long after its ancestors had died out. That doesn’t mean it’s not an important animal anymore, though. It’s been wild much longer than mustangs and other feral horses and tells us a lot about how truly wild horse ancestors looked and acted. Not only that, its wild ancestor is probably a different species or subspecies of the European wild horse, which was the ancestor of most other domestic horses. The next step for the team of researchers that conducted this study is figuring out more about the ancestors of domestic horses. The mystery cattle episode also has an update.

It’s the last episode of 2017 and we’re going out in style, learning about some unusual horses! A Przewalski’s horse PHOTO TAKEN BY ME AT HELSINKI ZOO I cropped out as many poops as I could: A Heck horse, also sometimes called a tarpan. Photo taken by *squints* Klaus Rudloff in Berlin: A Moyle breed horse with a bossed forehead: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. This week we’re going to learn about an animal I’ve been bonkers crazy about since I was a kid, the horse. But not just regular horses. We’re going to learn about some strange and little-known horses, the best kind of all. All domestic horses are the same subspecies, Equus ferus caballus, even though the various breeds may look very different. Even mustangs and other populations of wild horses—more properly called feral horses—are the same subspecies. Feral just means a domestic animal that lives like a wild animal, like a stray dog. Only one truly wild horse remains these days, Przewalski’s [pzha-VALski’s] horse, Equus ferus przewalskii. I’ve been pronouncing it Perzwalski’s horse my whole life until today. So let’s start the episode by talking about that one. Przewalski’s horse is native to the steppes of central Asia, especially Mongolia. It’s currently considered a subspecies of horse, but some researchers think it should be its own species. It went extinct in the wild in 1969. Fortunately, in 1900 15 of the horses had been captured and sold to various zoos. Some of the pairs reproduced, but by 1945, only 13 of the descendants remained. Of those 13, two were hybrids, one of them with a domestic horse, one of them with a tarpan. More about tarpans in a minute. Nine of the 13 were used in a careful breeding program, which was so successful that by 1992, Przewalski’s horse started to be reintroduced to the wild. I’ve seen Przewalski’s horses, by the way. They had some in the Helsinki Zoo. Check the show notes for a picture taken by me and not swiped by me off the internet. Przewalski’s horse is stockier than domestic horses, dun in color with a pale belly, with a short, erect mane. The legs are frequently faintly striped. The average horse stands about 13 hands high at the withers, which is the shoulder hump, or four feet four inches, or 132 cm. Its social structure is pretty much the same as the domestic horse’s. It lives in bands consisting of a group of mares and their young, and a stallion that leads the band to grazing areas and water while keeping watch for danger. A solitary stallion may sometimes challenge a stallion with a band of mares, which leads to a fight, which is pretty much the basis of 80% of the horse stories I read as a kid. So exciting. So what about the tarpan? It was also called the Eurasian wild horse, and it went extinct—for good, unfortunately—in 1918 at the very latest, but probably much earlier. Its scientific name is Equus ferus ferus, and it’s probably the wild horse that gave rise to the modern domesticated horse. But we don’t know for sure, because we don’t know for sure that the tarpans alive in the 18th and 19th centuries were even real tarpans. They might have been hybrids of local domestic horses and Przewalski’s horses, or just feral domestic horses. We do know that wild horses lived throughout Europe and parts of Asia during the Pleistocene. We have cave paintings 30,000 years old that are so good, scientists can determine a lot about the wild horse’s conformation and coat patterns and colors. We know our ancestors killed and ate horses long before anyone realized how useful it would be to tame such a strong animal and let it do the hard tasks of pulling carts and plows. The horse was domesticated about 6,000 years ago in various places at different times across Eurasia, and it’s possible that different subspecies of horse were domesticated, of which the tarpan was one. But we’re not sure how many subspecies of wild horse there were.

This is NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news. The top medical authority aims to root out the practice of reselling hospital outpatient appointments. The National Health and Family Planning Commission said the campaign will be rolled out across Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. In addition, policy will follow, aiming to address the deep-seated problems feeding hospital appointment scalping. A system is needed to enable patients to go to different hospitals according to their illness, rather than crowding big hospitals regardless of their actual needs. Moreover, referral services will be promoted, so that patients can book doctor visits via their community doctors or family doctors. Hospital appointment scalping entered the media spotlight earlier this year following a video posted online that showed a woman in a furious fit of rage with a scalper after she failed to get an appointment. The woman said she had been waiting for an outpatient appointment for two days, and could still not get a ticket. A scalper offered her an appointment for 4,500 yuan, roughly 680 U.S. dollars, a huge markup on its 300 yuan face value. The video amplified public ire over access to medical care. This is NEWS Plus Special English. Travel agents across China are advising outbound tourists to be extra cautious as three of the country's Zika patients caught the virus while on vacation. Hangzhou travel agency has urged travelers to avoid places with a Zika problem. The Zika virus spreads to people through mosquito bites. The symptoms include fever, joint pain, rash, conjunctivitis, as well as headaches and muscle pain. Many countries in South America have been labeled risky, including Brazil, which will host the Olympic Games this year. The agency says the risk of infection will be reduced during the second half of the year when temperatures drop in the Southern Hemisphere. China's National Tourism Administration has urged travelers to keep up-to-date with information from the World Health Organization, the Chinese government and tourism destinations. Travel agencies are also asking outbound tourists to protect themselves against mosquito bites to prevent potential infection. With five confirmed infections, China is on high alert against the virus. In Shanghai, health authorities have prepared emergency sickbeds and held training sessions for staff. Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center plans to carry out research on how the virus develops and its long-term impact on human health. This is NEWS Plus Special English. One downside of the two-child policy will be a shortfall in pediatricians. The National Health and Family Planning Commission says China will strive to increase the number of pediatricians from 118,000 to 140,000 by 2020. That means there will be an average of 6 pediatricians for every 10,000 children. China's 36,000 health institutions with pediatric departments receive 470 million outpatient visits annually, and provide care to 22 million inpatients on average. In per capita terms, each pediatrician has to see 17 outpatients every day, more than double the average of other specialists. To ease the shortfall, China will improve the training of pediatric resident doctors, train doctors who shift to pediatric care, and provide bespoke courses. The Ministry of Education is addressing the demand for pediatricians triggered by the introduction of the two-child policy. The ministry requires the country's top 38 medical schools to enroll more students on post-graduate pediatric courses, and aims to have at least one higher learning institute in each region offering undergraduate pediatric courses. You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. The Ministry of Public Security has released a host of measures to help Beijing's Zhongguancun Science Park attract and hold overseas talent. The measures took effect on Tuesday, and are aimed at four groups including high-end foreign professionals, overseas Chinese who start businesses in Beijing, foreign students in Beijing and foreigners who work for entrepreneurial startups in the city. The ministry is working with the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Public Security to set up a service center to review residency and visa applications from foreign professionals working in the Science Park. The science park is a high-tech hub in the capital that covers 500 square kilometers and currently has more than 20,000 companies. The center will also provide consultation services to foreigners. Foreign nationals can consult or submit applications at the Beijing security bureau's exit and entry administration hall in Dongcheng district or at the bureau's administration office at Beijing Capital International Airport. The ministry stipulated that immigration officers must respond to applications for permanent residence by high-end foreign professionals within 50 working days after an application is submitted. The current review requirement is 180 days. Those professionals' spouses and children under the age of 18 will also be qualified to apply for permanent residence in China. This is NEWS Plus Special English. Two smog hot spots in the already badly polluted Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei cluster have been identified by a national environmental think tank. China Research Academy of Environmental Sciences said the areas not only suffer from worse air pollution than their neighbors, but also have longer lasting smog. The hot spots are located in the cluster's northern and central areas, covering some parts of Beijing as well several cities in Hebei province. The area has consistently been among the worst of China's 74 major domestic cities for smog since 2013. An official from the academy says the hot spots needed "extra strict" regulations to reduce pollutant emissions and help alleviate regional smog issues. The minister of environmental protection has previously highlighted the importance of tackling air pollution in the core cities including Beijing and Tianjin through regional control efforts that include adopting unified standards on issuing smog alerts. Since November, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei cluster has been hit by three bad spells of smog. In December, the average concentration of PM2.5 climbed to 143 micrograms per cubic meter, the highest monthly reading since February 2014. PM2.5 is particulate matter with a diameter less than 2.5 microns that is hazardous to health. You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. You can access the program by logging onto NEWSPlusRadio.cn. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know by e-mailing us at mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. That's mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. Now the news continues. Amid outcries for reform of the taxi market, a tourist destination in Eastern China's Jiangsu province has abolished the monthly franchise fees charged to taxi drivers as of March 1. The new policy in Suzhou city near Shanghai means each taxi driver is freed from at least 1,000 yuan, roughly 150 U.S. dollars a month. Suzhou is an ancient city located on the lower reaches of Yangtze River and known for its stone bridges and meticulously designed gardens. The change affects 9,000 taxis in the city, including 500 electric cars and thousands of cabs in some regions that already benefit from the new policy. Some 40 million yuan will be returned to taxi companies or other operators. China's taxi management companies have to pay local traffic authorities for the right to operate their businesses. The cost is actually paid by the taxi drivers and deducted from their monthly income. The taxi industry is struggling and drivers are upset by growing competition from ride-hailing apps backed by Alibaba and Tencent. Drivers have been demanding a reduction in rental contract fees that cut into their profit. You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Family members will be encouraged to share the same tombs, and ecologically friendly funerals will be promoted over the next five years in China. That's according to a guideline jointly issued by central government departments designed to save land resources by stepping up funeral reforms. The guideline has been issued by nine departments including the Ministry of Civil Affairs and National Development and Reform Commission. It says the country will further promote eco-friendly funerals in the next five years. Eco-friendly funerals include sea burials and tree funerals, where ashes are buried and a tree is planted on the spot. The guideline promotes burials that take up little or no land. In densely populated areas, authorities suggest vertical burials, including ways to store cremated remains in buildings, walls or towers. The authorities are urging the use of smaller tombs and tombstones. Funerals that leave no ashes of the deceased are encouraged. The guideline notes that the funeral traditions of ethnic minority groups will be respected, and it is calling on people from these groups to choose burial methods consistent with both their cultural traditions and the eco-friendly burial requirements. This is NEWS Plus Special English. A guide dog that was stolen from a blind masseur in Beijing has been returned with a note from the dognappers, asking for forgiveness. The 7-year-old black Labrador was stolen by an organized gang of dog thieves. The dog's owner, 47-year-old Tian Fengbo, from Shunyi district, says the gang approached and took the dog when a worker at his massage parlor was walking it around outside. The worker did not use a lead and the dog was grabbed by the occupants of a silver van that was passing by. The distraught owner called the police, and the Beijing Public Security Bureau immediately released information about the incident on its micro blog, hoping for public assistance. Local police also investigated. The thieves sent the dog back secretly the following day. A note with apologies was pasted onto the dog. The thieves are still at large. Guide dogs, often Labradors or golden retrievers, are sent to foster families as puppies for almost a year of socialization. Dogs that show promise receive another year of training before becoming guide dogs of the families. This is NEWS Plus Special English. The deaths of seven Przewalski's gazelle, a species even more endangered than the giant panda, have aroused debate over whether grassland fences should be removed completely. The antelopes were killed by barbed wire fences around Qinghai Lake, the last stronghold of the species, in northwest China's Qinghai Province. The animals were caught by fences when they tried to jump over. The deaths were discovered by an environmental volunteer and herdsman when he was patrolling the lake on his motorcycle. The local government has sent investigators to the site. The antelopes died in different locations and at various times. Some may have been chased by predators when they tried to jump the fences. Przewalski's gazelle has China's highest level of protection. Once the animal was found all over north and northwest China, but now the gazelle is seen only around Qinghai Lake. It was named after the Russian explorer who collected a specimen and took it back to St. Petersburg in 1875. This is not the first time that fences have killed gazelles during their migration. The tragedy questions the future of the fences, originally built to restrict the movement of livestock, mark ownership of grassland, and increase productivity. This is NEWS Plus Special English. （全文见周六微信。）

En un lugar de Burgos, en el valle de Juarros, trotan los tarpanes y los caballos de Przewalski, pacen los uros y lucen su lana, imponentes, los bisontes. Estamos en el siglo XXI pero el paisaje y los animales son propios del Paleolítico. Hablamos con el veterinario Fernando Morán, que se encarga del bienestar y cría de estos animales de viven en este insólito lugar bautizado como Paleolítico Vivo. Escuchar audio

Compared to hulking thoroughbreds, the Przewalski's horse seems small. Caretaker's at Smithsonian's National Zoo explain why. #ZooQs

While other animals seek refuge from the cold, Przewalski's horses relish winter. Caretakers at Smithsonian's National Zoo tell us why. #ZooQs

This Mongolian horse's name is a mouthful. Caretakers at Smithsonian's National Zoo share the story behind it. #ZooQs

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:00:00 +0100 https://edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de/13375/ https://edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de/13375/1/Steidele_Natalie.pdf Steidele, Natalie

Among different factors – such as food characteristics and ingesta retention time -, ingesta particle size (measurable in the faeces) is an important parameter that influences digestion in herbivores. In the literature, there are only four comparative studies on the faecal particle size in herbivores. These studies either concentrate on only a few different species, or are restricted to one taxonomic order. Comparative data on reptiles and birds are totally lacking. Thus the present study represents the first attempt to quantify the faecal particle size across broad range of herbivore species within all three taxonomic classes, and to investigate whether there is an allometric relationship to body mass. Relevant factors influencing ingesta particle size, such as body mass, type of dentition, phylogenetic affiliation and digestive strategy, are discussed in context. In total, more than 1100 faecal samples from herbivorous mammals (205 species), reptiles (12 species) and birds (14 species) are analysed with a standardized wet-sieving procedure using nine sieves ranging from 0,063 mm to 16 mm mesh size. For the description of faecal particle size two different particle dimensions (in mm particle length) are used, the mean particle size (“Mittelwert”: MW) obtained by curve fitting, and the weighted average (WA) obtained by calculation. The following results are obtained: It is confirmed that faecal particle size is a reliable measure for the extent to which food is processed by mastication. However, this only applies to terrestrial forage plants. Faecal particle size increases with increasing body mass in all three classes. For all mammal groups faecal particle size scales positively to body mass to the power of 0.34 (MW) or 0.31 (WA), respectively. Given the literature assumption that tooth size scales isometrically to body mass, these results underline the fact that there is a functional relationship between tooth size and the achieved ingesta particle length. Considering their body mass range, ruminants - and also equids - achieve particularly small faecal particles and therefore are peculiar among the mammals. Species adapted to grazing (Przewalski horse, auerochs) showed comparable faecal particle sizes in the wild and in captivity, whereas species adapted to browsing (tapir, giraffe) had smaller faecal particles in the wild compared to captivity. Reptiles have distinctively higher mean faecal particle sizes than mammals and birds. Ingesta comminution in the gizzard of herbivorous birds is comparable to that achieved by chewing in non-ruminant mammals, as faecal particle size does not differ between these two groups. Before it enters the gizzard, however, bird ingesta have a similar particle size as reptile faeces. With respect to the ongoing paleobiological discussion on the competition of two dinosaur groups – the sauropods and ornithopods – the present study supports the theory that comminution by gizzard is not less effective than comminution by mastication. The differences in the comminution efficiency between and within mammal groups can partly be related to the evolutionary success of certain species.

The study presented here is a survey of the current literature about age determination by examing teeth in horses since the publication of PESSINA (1810). The introductory chapter serves to give an overview of the anatomic structure and development of equine teeth. It is followed by a histographic literature summary of dental aging in horses from Greek antiquity to the present. The short introduction about the origin and the appearance of the criteria used for the determination of dental age according to the deciduous and permanent teeth, as well as the age related changes of canine, premolar and molar teeth, will be followed by an overall summary of dental age determination in horses. The majority of the named studies deals with the examination of Warmblood horses, however data from textbooks which do not specify the breed of the horses examined are also included. Following this analysis, the breed-related studies about English Thoroughbred horse, Arab, Trotter, Belgian draft, Ponies, Przewalski horse and donkeys are listed. According to these studies, the most useful and reliable signs to determine dental age in horses are the eruption of the deciduous and permanent incisors. PESSINAS (1810) comments about the change of incisors, according to which the age between 2 – 3 years for I1, 3 – 4 years for I2 and 4 – 5 years for I3, is correct except for some races. The change can be up to half a year late in the Mini-Shetland ponies and between a quarter and half a year in donkeys. In both these races the deciduous teeth also appear later. After the eruption of permanent incisors age determination by dental changes gets increasingly inaccurate. Literature confirms a constant correlation for the dental signs disappearance of cups, dental star, disappearance of marks, changes of shape of occluseal surfaces, direction of upper and lower incisor and changes of the occluseal arrow. Judging these characteristics can, because of high variability, only provide an approximate guess rather than an exact evaluation of the age. On the one hand there are inconsistent time frames given for these criteria, on the other hand there are often discrepancies where revisions are performed. There can be multiple factors responsible for the deviations that affect dental abrasion, the cause and the effect of which are still unknown to a large extend. Numerous studies were able to reveal racial differences but as other factors are often neglected in those studies it is difficult to associate factors and races. A clear connection between breed and the grade of dental shedding could be shown for Arab horses whose adamantine and secondary dentine consists of a harder grade. Therefore the dental wear is slower as in the Trotters and Belgium drafts which have been used for this comparison. The Galvayne´s groove and the hock in the upper corner incisor should have completely lost their meaning for the estimation of age in horses and shell only be mentioned for completeness. A reliable connection between age and appearance of both signs could not be confirmed in the surveyed literature. In conclusion, dental age determination in horses should be considered a method with considerable weaknesses. These shortcomings are inaccuracy and a high margin of error. The fact that it remains the only practible method which can aid in the age determination of an animal and that the obtained information is sufficient in most cases to be used in therapy and prognosis in a patient supports its further use. Considering all the previously mentioned factors it should be mentioned that the determination of the horses’ age is an estimation based on dental markers.

Thu, 1 Jan 1987 12:00:00 +0100 http://epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8235/ http://epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8235/1/wiesner_henning_8235.pdf Kuttner, C.; Wiesner, Henning Kuttner, C. und Wiesner, Henning (1987): Changes of blood values in Przewalski Horses (Equus Przewalski Przewalski) and Zebras (Equus Zebra Hartmannae). In: The Journal of zoo animal medicine, Vol. 18, Nr. 4: pp. 144-147.