Yakutian horse

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The Yakutian (Yakut: Саха ата, romanized: Sakha ata) or Yakut is a native horse breed from Sakha (Yakutia) in the region of Siberia in Russia. It is somewhat larger than the otherwise similar Mongolian horse and wild subspecies, the Przewalski's horse. 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, and to survive without shelter in temperatures that reach −70 °C (−94 °F). 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.

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