Rare Wild Baby Horse Is Adopted by a Domestic Pony That Just Lost Her Own Foal

Rare Wild Baby Horse Is Adopted by a Domestic Pony That Just Lost Her Own Foal

Rare Wild Baby Horse Is Adopted by a Domestic Pony That Just Lost Her Own Foal Alice the pony and Marat the foal at the Minnesota Zoo – released A story of resilience and maternal instinct comes now from Minnesota, where a foal belonging to Asia’s last remaining wild horse species is thriving thanks to an unexpected hero: a domesticated horse named Alice. Having lost her own offspring, Alice decided to put Marat, the months old Przewalski’s horse foal, between her heart and her hooves. Born May 17th at the Minnesota Zoo, the male foal is the result of a decades-long commitment to saving the endangered Przewalski’s horse, which over the last 15 years has progressed remarkably well. Just days after his birth, the foal became critically ill and was transferred to the University of Minnesota’s Veterinary Medical Center. While he made a full recovery, the temporary separation led his mother, Nady, to reject him—a behavior not uncommon among wild horses after separation. Enter Alice, a gentle Pon…