endangered species, mongolia, przewalski’s horse, wild horse breed

Przewalski’s Horse: A Totally Wild and Untamed Horse

Have you ever considered where horses come from and how long they have been here? Like humans, wild horses, specifically Przewalski’s horse, hold tales that catch everyone’s attention because of their impressive proportions. Learn more about Przewalski’s horses through this article that speaks of their history, unique traits, and how essential they were to the ...

Viena Abdon

Przewalski's Horse.

The Deep Bond Between Mongolia’s Last Eagle Keepers and Their Golden Eagles

Deep in the Altai Mountains, in the far reaches of Western Mongolia, the last eagle keepers keep eagle hunting alive. Every winter, nomads from the Altai region venture into the high mountains to search for young eaglets, which they take home to train. Daniel Kordan, a Russian photographer, shared this elusive, but enchanting, 1,000-year-old practice ...

Nathan Machoka

Mongolian eagle keeper.

Exploring the Interiors of Mongolia Like a Nomad

When visiting Mongolia, many people tend to keep to the capital city of Ulaanbaatar and other urban regions. But beyond these areas lie the interiors where grasslands, deserts, and the lives of the nomads can give you a very unique experience of life. Mongolian interiors Nomads typically live in a ger, which is a structure ...

Raven Montmorency

Mongolian nomads in their dwelling.

Humans Migrated to Mongolia Much Earlier Than Previously Believed

Stone tools uncovered in Mongolia by an international team of archaeologists indicate that modern humans traveled across the Eurasian steppe about 45,000 years ago, according to a new University of California, Davis, study. The date is about 10,000 years earlier than archaeologists previously believed that humans migrated to Mongolia. The site also points to a ...

Troy Oakes

Mongolia's Tolbor Valley.