Dash joins a breeding herd of 11 Przewalski's Horses, which are the last surviving subspecies of wild horse (Equus ferus), and are native to central Asia.

Dash is renowned for her energetic gallops (or ‘dashes!’) around the exhibit in the mornings, when Keepers let the Przewalski’s Horse herd out of their behind the scenes night yards.

Her high-pitched whinnies can be heard as she hurtles around the paddock, returning time and time again to the rest of the herd, then jetting off again.

Dash is already starting to experiment with eating hay alongside the adult horses and is fitting in very well with the herd.

Later in 2018, the Zoo will unveil a new exhibit for the Przewalski’s Horse to better tell the story of this incredible species.

Przewalski’s Horses once freely roamed the steppe along the Mongolia-China border.

There are now almost 2000 Przewalski’s Horses in human care and in the wild today.

This is a huge step for the species, which was once extinct in the wild. 

In Mongolia, the last wild Przewalski's horses had been seen in 1966.

They have been reintroduced to their native habitat in Mongolia at the Khustain Nuruu National Park, Takhin Tal Nature Reserve, and Khomiin Tal.

Przewalski’s Horses were first described scientifically in the late 19^th century by Russian explorer N. M. Przewalski, after whom the horse is named.

In 1995 five Przewalski’s Horses from Taronga Western Plains Zoo were flown to Mongolia and reintroduced as part of a herd assembled by world zoos to the wild in the Gobi Desert.

Through this collaboration, numbers have continued to steadily increase in Mongolia.