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Yakutian horse

Yakutian horse
Conservation statusFAO (2007): not at risk[1]: 99 
Other namesYakut
Country of originYakutia (Russia)
DistributionYakutia
Traits
Weight
  • 450 kg
Height
  • Male:
    140 cm
  • Female:
    136 cm
In summer
In winter

The Yakutian (Yakut: Саха ата, Sakha ata) or Yakut is a native horse breed from the Siberian Sakha Republic (or Yakutia) region. It is large compared to the otherwise similar Mongolian horse and Przewalski's horse.[2]: 340  It is noted for its adaptation to the extreme cold climate of Yakutia, including the ability to locate and graze on vegetation that is under deep snow cover,[3] and to survive without shelter in temperatures that reach −70 °C (−94 °F).[4]

The horses appear to have evolved from domesticated horses brought with the Yakuts when they migrated to the area beginning in the 13th century, and are not descended from wild horses known to inhabit the area in Neolithic times.[4]

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