The Ark has a little herd of these beautiful animals - we saw five, but I seem to recall that the sign said that they have seven. They were rather small horses with shortish legs and no bangs, and light-colored dun coats with dark legs. It was interesting to see them - especially since I saw them on a TV documentary very recently, like a few days before seeing them in the flesh - but to be honest, I've never been much of a horse fan. :-) Plus, the next exhibit coming up was one I was extremely interested in ... so, well, this wasn't my favorite part. Certainly worth seeing, but horses have never been my cup of tea.
The five that we saw were all either standing inside their shelter or milling around just outside it. My guess would be that it was too hot for them to be very active. They are native to Mongolia and so probably aren't very well adapted to heat.
(Photo credit: top & bottom: me; middle: KAS)
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