MN Zoo's 'Baby Boom' Continues With Birth of Two Asian Wild Horses

After welcoming a new baby Tapir calf, the Minnesota Zoo is also celebrating the birth of two two Asian wild horse foals.

According to a zoo press release, the first foal, a female, was born on July 17, and the second, a male, was born on July 20. Both weighed approximately 60 pounds at birth.

The young horses can now be seen on exhibit with their mothers on the Northern Trail, across from the seasonal Africa! exhibit. The following is the zoo's description of the animal:

In the 1960s, Asian wild horses , also known as “takhi,” disappeared entirely from the wild. Since then, efforts have been underway to preserve habitat and reintroduce animals from zoos to protected lands – efforts that include the Minnesota Zoo who is playing a key role. More than 40 foals have been born at the Zoo since it opened in 1978, many of which have found homes at other zoos. One stallion went to a semi-preserve in the Netherlands to produce offspring for release in Mongolia. At last count, there were 82 descendants of the Zoo’s stallion still alive in Hustai Nuruu National Park. 

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