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  • A stallion nips at at another stud as they fight for dominance in a wild horse herd. Dust rises as the pair clash in the dry summer months in the West.
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  • Phantom, a charismatic white mustang, fights a roan stallion at the Wild Horse Sanctuary. He was captured by the U.S. Forest Service and rescued by loyal fans who raised money to save him. Once released with other horses, he was tested for hierarchy in the herd.
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  • A wild mustang stallion chases studs away from his mares. Other horses in the herd graze, rarely stopping to watch.
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  • Wild horses graze at an abandoned industrial site near a waterhole in Nevada. The scrappy equine are survivors on sparse, dry range as they roam across state, private and public federal land.
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  • A protected wild mustang foal naps in a meadow near his mother. Newborn horses sleep up to twelve hours during the day, but graduate to adults that sleep only three hours -- and often standing.
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  • A band of wild horses drink from a Cold Creek pond in the parched desert.
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  • A mare and foal crest a hill under darkening gray skies of a looming storm in South Dakota.  The silhouetted pair are part of the Gila herd of wild horses with Spanish origin that came to North America with the Conquistadors in the 1600s.
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  • Strong winds blow rain from a storm cloud that violently erupts with loud claps of thunder that sends a band of horses running for safety. The young foal runs behind, following her mother and another mare.<br />
The wild horse herd nervously watched as a storm approached in central South Dakota. When lightning and thunder began, they galloped to a far away fence where they could go no further. The "fight or flight" instinct of behavior is powerful and horses often panic and flee when they sense danger.
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  • Lured by vegetation, wild horses wander through subdivision yards in the Virginia Highlands.
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  • A wild stallion attempts to escape but is roped by cowboys during a Bureau of Land Managment roundup. The wily wild horse whinnied to the other trapped horses, then tried to outrun his captures.
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  • A bachelor band of wild horses stick together to face into the wind picking up scents. Older studs join younger ones forming a family when none have mares or are accepted into another group.
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  • Two mustangs groom each other, a common social behavior among wild horses. The mutual grooming brings heads together and reaffirms bonding between horses, reducing social tension within a herd.
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  • A bachelor band of wild horses put their heads together to share a good source of food. Males without mares or family create their own bands with other single males.
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  • A helicopter circles back to drive a herd of wild horses across the desert toward a trap in a roundup by the Bureau of Land Management in Nevada. Dust rises as the panicked horses flee the buzzing noise above them. Drought and wild land fire create stressful conditions with little water and food available for the herd.
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  • Two albino stallions walk through flowering shrubs and grasses at the Wild Horse Sanctuary. Until captured and removed, they were part of the cultural landscape of the Channel Islands since the mid 19th century. They are first recorded as having been introduced to Santa Cruz Island in 1830.
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  • Wild horses wade in a waterhole to drink and cool off on a summer evening in the Wild Horse Sanctuary.
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  • Protected wild horses come to a water hole drinking in order of dominance in the herd. Ears perked forward, the curious mustang shows no fear.
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  • A cloud of dust rises as two helicopters guide 870 mustangs across the desert into a trap. They were rounded up from the Winnemucca Rangeland Area after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) determined that the number of wild horses there could not be supported on public land. Drought and wild fires created a dire situation for the horses, but advocates of mustangs believe horse herds are systematically being eliminated from western lands.<br />
Although there were as many as two million mustangs at the turn of the century, their numbers are much smaller and reduced regularly by BLM gathers.
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  • Bureau of Land Management contractors drive wild horses galloping toward a trap using helicopters. Wyoming rangelands have "checkerboard" ownership of adjoining public and private land complicating management of wild horse herds. Ranchers won a lawsuit to have them rounded up and removed.
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  • A wily horse separated from his band trots to freedom during a helicopter wild horse round up.
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  • Wild horse hooves kick up dirt as the herd  gallops through the dry Nevada desert. A camera was set on a remote as panicked mustangs ran into a trap during a Bureau of Land Management roundup.
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  • Separated from the herd, wild horses run to safety as Bureau of Land Management contractors bear down driving mustangs toward a trap using a helicopter for the roundup.
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  • A herd of mustangs move across the grasslands as a summer storm builds over the high plains. It is believed that over two million wild horses roamed the largely unfenced American West in the 1900s.
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  • Portrait of a wild horse in the snow-covered Ochoco National Forest in the Big Summit Wild Horse Territory in Oregon. The origins of the herd are not entirely clear according to the U.SD. Forest Service. Early accounts describe local ranchers in the 1920s turning loose quality animals from a good breeding stock to ensure a future supply of good horses. Recent genetic testing has linked the Ochoco Mustangs to Iberian and Andalusian stock, leaving much to be discovered about their true heritage.
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  • Wild horses kick up dust as they gallop through the dry Nevada desert. Horses survive on little living on barren public lands in the American West.
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  • Horses flee from helicopters in a Bureau of Land Management mustang roundup. Bands stay together to protect the younger wild horses as the herd gallops full speed trying to run to safety.
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  • Panicked wild horses flee from a helicopter in a roundup. The Bureau of Land Management hires contractors annually to reduce herd numbers throughout the West.
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  • A pair of protected wild horse foals wander through tall grasses. The black and white orphan babies were rescued and later adopted after their herds were captured by the Bureau of Land Management.
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  • A Palomino mare follows a trail through the sagebrush with her newborn foal and other horses in their band. They grazed near a waterhole then moved to join the herd of wild mustangs that live in Oregon's high desert on public lands.
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  • A small band of wild horses trots to join a herd as they graze in the high desert of western public lands.
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  • A sleepy, wild horse foal rests under his mother in the Virginia Range as they graze above the highlands near Reno.
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  • Wild horses stand opposite ways to flick flies off each others faces with their tails.
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  • Skeleton of a wild horse likely killed by a cougar in the high desert has teeth intact in the skull. The horse's natural enemies are predator animals: mountain lions, wolves and humans.
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  • Ears pointed forward, a wild Palomino canters blurring at a fast pace through grasslands and prairie. Palominos are recognized by the color of horse distinguished by their cream, yellow, or gold coat and white or silver mane and tail. The Palomino horse is said to have originated in Spain around 1519, at the beginning of the Spanish New World and Cortez's reign. Although the exact development of these horses is unknown, their origin is rooted in Spain. Ears tipped forward indicate excitement or interest.
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  • Helicopter hovers over a herd of wild horses during a roundup on public land.
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  • Dust settles as wild horses come to a halt, trapped after running from a helicopter during a Bureau of Land Management roundup. Drought and wild land fire created stressful conditions for the rugged, wily and skinny equine who barely survived eating twigs and dried up grasses.
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  • Two curious burros watch mustangs drink at a waterhole they share. Burro is the Spanish name for a wild donkey. They have longer ears than horses and engaging personalities liking humans. <br />
The Bureau of Land Management created the Wild Horse and Burro Program to implement the Wild-Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act, passed by Congress in 1971. Broadly, the law declares wild horses and burros to be "living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West" and stipulates that the BLM and the U.S. Forest Service have the responsibility to manage and protect herds in their respective jurisdictions within areas where wild horses and burros were found roaming in 1971.
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  • A wild horse's mane flies forward as the stallion stands after rolling to take a dirt bath on a foggy morning. The more dominant horses will have a favourite rolling spot and will be the last to roll in it. This means that their scent is the strongest and therefore their rank is higher within the herd.
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  • Wild horses follow the leader to a water hole to drink in order of hierarchy in the herd.
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  • A Pryor Mountain  mustang lifts his lip to catch a scent in a wild horse range in Montana. The behavior is called a Flehmen response when an animal curls his upper lip in this manner.
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  • A curious yearling approaches warily and wind-blown, shedding his shaggy winter coat. Although cautious, the horses’ ears are forward showing interest and openness. Horses are very social. Young ones play fight and gallop showing little fear as they test their skills while they navigate the hierarchy among members of a wild horse herd. These horses are descendants of a herd bred for the US Cavalry in the 1800s. Rounded up during WWI and WWII, they were shipped to Europe serving as "War Horses" pulling artillery and serving as mounts.
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  • Wild horses graze at dusk as the moon rises over a ranch in land in South Dakota where mustangs and burros are protected.
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  • A band of wild horses roam the wide open spaces on Bureau of Land Management rangeland near Pilot Butte in western Wyoming.
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  • A band of wild horses follow single file to water as they roam the wide open spaces near Pilot Butte a unique formation that stands out in the high desert on public lands in western Wyoming.
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  • A charismatic mustang stallion looks like a white horse on a merry-go-round as he arches his neck and proudly walks through a flowering meadow in the Wild Horse Sanctuary. Phantom was well-known in the wild, and after capture, his fans raised money to find him a safe home with his band.
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  • Portrait of a young, gentle-natured wild yearling scratching his neck on a tree limb. Ears pointed forward indicate the curious young horse shows little fear when approached in a slow, calm manner.
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  • A herd of wild horses gallops across the dry Nevada range chased by a helicopter during a Bureau of Land Management roundup. Mustang herds are federally protected, but their numbers are regulated creating conflict. Darn browns and black are typical colors in wild horse herds.
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  • Helicopter chases a stallion that was captured but run out of the trap during a wild horse roundup.
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  • Detail of the main on a colorful wild horse rescued from the Sheldon Wildlife Refuge.
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  • A full skeleton of a wild horse is played out in the high desert and was likely killed by a cougar. There are few predators besides mountain lions and man on herds in Steens Mountain.
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  • Wild horses are in a corral at Palomino Valley, a Bureau of Land Management holding facility.  After wild horses are rounded up, they are trucked and processed here then cared for until adopted or moved to other secured properties paid for by the federal government.
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  • Palomino Valley houses wild horses captured on public lands that are processed and prepared for adoption. A Bureau of Land Management facility in Nevada, mustangs trucked there are fed hay, vaccinated, given a freeze-mark brand and placed in corrals where they wait to be adopted or moved to another facility making room for more captured horses. There is little to no shelter from the sun in the barren facility.
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  • Prison inmates ride wild horses at the Warm Springs Correctional Center creating a dusty, chaotic scene. They are training the mustangs to handle stress and to follow the riders directions in all situations. The horses are auctioned off to the public at the end of the training program. Wardens explain that the men and horses must learn to trust one another.
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  • A wild horse struggles to find food in the snow packed Ochoco mountains. They are adept at pawing at ground under trees where drifts are not as deep.
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  • A wild horse takes a dust bath by rolling  in the dirt.  It may be a sign he is happy or it may be to self-clean his coat by eliminating extra oils and to discourage insects.<br />
The more dominant horses will have a favourite rolling spot and will be the last to roll in it. This means that their scent is the strongest and therefore their rank is higher within the herd.
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  • A wild horse is seriously wounded from running into a barbed wire fence. The western landscape is full of old fences that once divided ranches and they are hazards for unsuspecting wildlife.
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  • Scars and open wounds prove the fights are fierce. When wild stallions battle for mares and status in the hierarchy of a herd, the injuries can be brutal.
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  • Kitty Lauman learned to train horses from her grandfather and now, she works with mustangs and difficult horses on her western ranch. Her daughter rides one of the many wild horses she has tamed and trained.
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  • Trainer Kitty Lauman uses a rope as she works with a wild mustang on trusting to be touched. She learned gentling methods from her cowboy grandfather and patiently earns their confidence. She was a champion cowgirl going up and competing in rodeos.
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  • A cowboy competes with his newly-trained wild horse in the Extreme Mustang Makeover. Thirty trainers were given unhandled young Bureau of Land Management horses and thirty days to prepare. Judges scored them on how well the horses performed certain tasks and an open program to show off more talents. Horses were auctioned off to the public following the event which featured mustangs strengths and trainability.
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  • Prison inmates train wild horses and ride them under the watchful eye of a corrections officer in a program run by Wyoming's Warm Springs Correctional Center. Inmates bond with the horses but they are auctioned off to the public after they are handled which makes them more adoptable.
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  • A captured wild horse eyes his surroundings after loaded onto a trailer following a roundup by the Bureau of Land Management.
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  • A young cowboy readies himself on his trained, former wild mustang while waiting to compete in a horse show.
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  • Wild horses are gentled and trained by prison inmates at the Warm Springs Correctional Center. After several weeks of handling, the horses are auctioned off to the public.
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  • A pattern of light streaks across a young cowboy who competes in a horse show with his trained formerly wild mustang. Special competitions for trained wild horses draws interest in their abilities when adopted.
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  • Kitty Lauman, a wild horse trainer relaxes with her daughter and her feet up after a long session with a difficult horse.
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  • Prison inmates gentle wild horses at the Warm Springs Correctional Center. Many of the men bond with the horses they train and mutual trust is formed.
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  • A cowboy and his girlfriend calm his mustang before competition at a wild horse show.
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  • A white-hat tops a cowboy who competes with the wild horse he trained in thirty days for the Extreme Mustang Makeover. For this exercise in the competition, the horse is turned in circles keeping inside the square of orange cones.
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  • A wild turkey gobbler feeds in a field on Cumberland Island.
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  • A wild turkey hen feeds while protecting her chicks in low grass.  The chicks are approximately one week old.
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  • A windblown wild horse traverses a sparsely vegetated dune on Cumberland Island. Abandoned by Spanish settlers more than 500 years ago, according to local lore, about 160 feral horses today roam freely.
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  • With a burst of speed, a white mustang stallion charges at another wild horse.
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  • A mare watches over a newborn foal that is her grandson, scolding him for trying to nurse with her. Although he is minutes old and just standing for the first time, she is teaching him his first life lessons while his mother rests after just giving birth.
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  • After ritualistic pawing and sniffing, an aggressive gray stallion goes for the throat of another wild horse in a confrontation to establish dominance. Fur flies as the stallion rears back, caught off guard at the attack. Although many conflicts are short and not so brutal, serious injuries can occur as stallions fight. Many mustang studs have missing ears, and their bodies are battle-scarred from bite marks and strikes from front hooves. <br />
White Sands herd from the missile range in Utah have a rare gaited gene.
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  • Two wild stallions eye each other and begin a ritual to establish dominance. They paw the ground establishing their turf and next they will either walk away or fight. Horses are prey animals with a strong "fight-or-flight" response where they flee for safety but they defend themselves or stand their ground when their hierarchy is challenged.
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  • Tension mounts as two battle-scarred wild stallions face off. In a wild horse herd, the dominant stallion is challenged by other studs in a brutal quest for hierarchy. Eye to eye, the horses stare and smell each other which is the beginning of the fight ritual. Many mustang studs have missing ears, and their bodies are battle-scarred from bite marks and strikes from front hooves.
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  • Head lowered and ears laid back in an aggressive posture, a stallion is "herding" or "snaking" or to control his mare and foal. The white mustang is also sending a warning to others. Wild stallions protect their families and this behavior is in reaction to a threat to his band.
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  • A sleek stud challenges a paint stallion as they clashed near a water hole in Oregon's high desert. Wild horses drink in order of hierarchy that is determined by their dominance. Their hooves thud when pounding each other in a fight within the herd.
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  • Two young studs playfully spar as they gain confidence and moves that will help them challenge older stallions for hierarchy in the herd. They bite and kick, running in circles and kicking up dust around the other horses.
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  • A wary foal stands with his mother near other mares in the herd as they graze together.<br />
Foals are often born with a pale shade of their adult color. In the wild, the dull colored coat camouflages babies from predators. However, they typically shed their fuzzy foal coat at three or four months of age and evolve into their adult coloration.
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  • Two gray stallions put their heads together to smell a territorial marking. Although it may look friendly, the mustangs are exhibiting behavior typical in a wild horse herd when studs are vying for dominance. At this point, they may fight or walk away to battle another time.
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  • Stallions battle for mares during the foaling season which is generally in the spring, There are constant conflicts that interrupt the wild horse's grazing habits.
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  • Under a threatening storm, a herd of horses crosses a stream following the lead mare. In a wild horse herd, she leads them to food and water while the stallions follow behind to guard. A herd is similar to a neighborhood and made up of bands that are like families. These horses have dark dorsal stripes and primitive markings. They are genetic descendants of the Gila herd that came with Spanish Conquistadors to North America in the 1600s.
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  • Born in the cover of a dark night, a foal slowly takes his first steps to walk beside his mother at dawn. Young foals are stand and walk within minutes of birth. Instincts drive the mares to move their newborns to safety. The mare has a freeze brand on her neck indicating she was once a wild horse captured by the Bureau of Land Management.
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  • Two paint mustangs playfully bite while grazing at South Steens mountain in Oregon. The wild horses are friends and hang out with other bachelors in the herd.
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  • Two foals watch studs fight, learning the behavior they will imitate when they are older. Young wild horses make friends and bond within a horse herd.
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  • Foals are often born with a pale shade of their adult color. In the wild, the dull colored coat camouflages baby horses from predators. They typically shed their fuzzy foal coat, however, and at three or four months of age evolve into their adult coloration.
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  • An alert, young foal with interesting markings and roan colors is part of a herd of approximately 120 wild horses in the Pryor Mountains. <br />
Foals are often born with a pale shade of their adult color. In the wild, the dull colored coat camouflages babies from predators. However, they typically shed their fuzzy foal coat at three or four months of age and evolve into their adult coloration.<br />
The herd range is in the high meadows down through rugged juniper-covered foothills to colorful desert-like badlands that border the green fields of Crooked Creek Valley. Bureau of Land Management's Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range in Wyoming.
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  • Profile of a curious, young, fuzzy mustang foal.<br />
Foals are often born with a pale shade of their adult color. In the wild, the dull colored coat camouflages babies from predators. They typically shed their fuzzy foal coat at three or four months of age, however, and evolve into their adult coloration.
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  • An older red stallion scarred from bites and fights intently watches a challenging stud. Battles for dominance in a wild horse herd can be brutal.
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  • A man feeds carrots to nearly tame mustangs in a Nevada subdivision. Residents in the Virginia Range are accustomed to wild horses grazing and then visiting their yards.
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  • A Palomino mustang mare with a blue eye has distinctive, unusual coloration.
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  • Golden light of early morning illuminates fog lifting around horses in a pasture at Wild Horse Sanctuary in Northern California.
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  • A nervous foal waits to be inspected by a veterinarian at a Bureau of Land Management holding facility. After wild horses were rounded up, they were trucked to Palomino Valley where they were vaccinated and given a freeze brand.
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  • An illusive band of wild horses crests a ridge under a full moon and a night sky. Horse sleep only a few hours a night ever on guard for their safety from predators.
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  • A rumble of thunder, crack of lightning, and winds blow dark clouds across the prairie alerting a mustang herd that a summer storm approaches. When the sky opened with torrents of rain, the nervous young wild horses bolted to outrun the storm.
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  • A submerged alligator is only visible with his armored back poking above placid waters as he  hunts on the muddy bottom of the Okefenokee Swamp. The reptiles skin has embedded bony plates called osteoderms or scutes.<br />
Alligator populations are considered to have recovered from overharvesting pressures through supplemental farming practices and protections placed on wild animals. However, the species is still federally listed as threatened because it looks like the American crocodile, which is endangered.
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  • A dog rides in the saddle on the back of a horse at the Extreme Mustang Makeover. The wild horse had bonded with the canine as a companion. Riders waited their turn to enter the ring.
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  • A powerful, wild stallion with ears pinned back and a mouthful of grass breaks from grazing to chase a challenging stud in the horse herd.
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