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were captured around 1900 by Carl Hagenbeck and placed in zoos. Many of these horses were captured, reproduced and formed today’s population. As noted above, about twelve to fifteen formed today’s population. B The World Wild Fund is supporting the Przewalski Horse project. Przewalski’s horses, named after the Russian explorer who first described them scientifically, were once native to China and travelled freely across the wilds of the Eurasian steppe covering Russia, Mongolia, and Eurasia. But they were driven to the brink of extinction after Przewalski’s 19th-century discovery of the species led to an increase in their appeal. Many were killed or captured and taken to zoos across the world, while others were displaced by human land use. Of the 2,000 Przewalski’s horses left in the world today, only 300 live in the wild, having been part of reintroduction programmes first. C Colonel Nikolay Przewalski identified different kind of the horse by using the bones and skins of the horse. They are very difficult to catch and there are only a few that exist in the zoo.