'No truly wild horses still exist': Study

By Will Dunham
Updated February 23 2018 - 12:24pm, first published 12:19pm
The Mongolian Przewalski's horse is actually descended from 15 individuals caught a century ago.
The Mongolian Przewalski's horse is actually descended from 15 individuals caught a century ago.

It may come as a disappointment to equine enthusiasts, but a new genetic study has found that no truly wild horses still exist and that a population inhabiting Mongolian grasslands actually is a feral descendant of the earliest-known domesticated horses.