Cavalli selvaggi di Przewalski nella steppa ungherese di Hortobagy

Przewalski wild horses (Equus ferus przewalskii) walk in the Hortobagy National Park, in the puszta or Hungarian steppe of Hortobagy, 183 km east of Budapest, Hungary, 28 September 2011. The Przewalski or Asian wild horse is an ancient and nearly extinct species originating in Mongolia. It was rediscovered by Russian army officer and explorer Nikolai Przewalski in Mongolia at the end of the 19th century. In 1997 the Hortobagy National Park joined the European Endangered Species Breeding Programme (EEP) of the Federation of European Zoos and 21 Przewalski horses were settled here. These days 240 of them live in the natural reserve of Hortobagy and are one of the largest group of the world living in the wild outside Mongolia. (EPA/LASZLO BELICZAY)