. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammals; Animal behavior. 406 THE ODD-TOED ANIMALS. tion, and small, lustrous, fiery, wicked eyes; in sum- mer its hair is thick, short and wavy, especially on the hinder quarters, where it becomes almost curly; in winter it is thick, coarse and long, especially on the chin, where it nearly reaches the proportions of a beard; the mane is short, thick, bushy and curly; the tail is of moderate length. The prevailing color in summer is a uniform pale brown, yellowish brown or sorrel tin
. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammals; Animal behavior. 406 THE ODD-TOED ANIMALS. tion, and small, lustrous, fiery, wicked eyes; in sum- mer its hair is thick, short and wavy, especially on the hinder quarters, where it becomes almost curly; in winter it is thick, coarse and long, especially on the chin, where it nearly reaches the proportions of a beard; the mane is short, thick, bushy and curly; the tail is of moderate length. The prevailing color in summer is a uniform pale brown, yellowish brown or sorrel tint; in winter the hair becomes lighter, sometimes even white, and the mane and tail look uniformly dark. Piebald specimens are never seen, and black ones very rarely. Habits of the The Tarpan is always found in herds, Wild Horse of which may number several hundred. Tartary. Usually the herd is subdivided into smaller, family-like groups, each led by a stallion. These herds inhabit wide, open and high table-lands or plains and wander from one spot to another, usu- their fore-hoofs. The story which represents them as forming a circle and kicking with their hind legs has been disproven long ago. The Tarpan Difp- The Tarpan is difficult to tame; it cult to Domes- seems that the animal cannot endure ticate. captivity. His lively temper, his strength and savage disposition, defy even the Mon- gols, well acquainted as they are with the break- ing of Horses. The Tarpan is hunted to its death with zeal and passion on account of the considera- ble damage it causes among herds of domesticated Horses by enticing them away whenever they are left to run at liberty. These accounts leave the question as to the origin of the Horse unsolved; opinions oppose each other. The characteristics of the Tarpan offer no decisive evidence as to its original character, for Horses re- vert to the wild state easily and rapidly. The herds. THE the steppes north ot led by a stallion. These Horses are
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