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Hustai National Park

To the west of Ulaanbaatar, this national park is set in an area of mountains and valleys, and is home to a variety of wildlife. The most famous of the park's residents are the takhis, Mongolia's wild horses. Also known as Przewalski's horses, these are the only horses in the wild that have never been domesticated. About 250 of them live in the park, and seeing them was one of the great highlights of our visit to Mongolia. Our takhi pictures were made possible by our excellent guide, Eegii, who put us in the right place at the right time to have a great encounter with these horses.
You can learn more about takhis, and their reintroduction into Hustai National Park, at http://www.takhi.org/.
Man with Bactrian Camel

Man with Bactrian Camel

 Ger camp near Hustai National Park

Ger camp near Hustai National Park

 Disassembling a ger

Disassembling a ger

 Dumplings in milk

Dumplings in milk
A young domesticated horse near Hustai

A young domesticated horse near Hustai

 Scenery on the way into Hustai National Park

Scenery on the way into Hustai National Park

 Road into Hustai

Road into Hustai

 Interior of our concrete ger, Hustai National Park

Interior of our concrete "ger," Hustai National Park
Ger camp in Hustai National Park

Ger camp in Hustai National Park

 Marmot, Hustai National Park

Marmot, Hustai National Park

 Marmot, Hustai National Park

Marmot, Hustai National Park

 A group of Red Deer move along the top of a ridge, Hustai National Park

A group of Red Deer move along the top of a ridge, Hustai National Park
Takhi, Hustai National Park

Takhi, Hustai National Park

 Takhi grazing

Takhi grazing

 Takhi

Takhi

 Takhi

Takhi
Takhi

Takhi

 Takhi foal

Takhi foal

 Takhi foal

Takhi foal

 Takhi mare and foal

Takhi mare and foal
Takhi mare and foal, nursing

Takhi mare and foal, nursing

 Takhi

Takhi

 Takhi mare and foal

Takhi mare and foal

 Takhi mare and foal

Takhi mare and foal
Takhi

Takhi

 Takhi

Takhi

 Takhi foal

Takhi foal

 Takhi mare and foal, nursing

Takhi mare and foal, nursing
Takhi

Takhi

 Takhi foal

Takhi foal

 Ger camp in Hustai National Park

Ger camp in Hustai National Park

 Our vehicle stuck in sand outside Hustai National Park (we got pulled out after about an hour)

Our vehicle stuck in sand outside Hustai National Park (we got pulled out after about an hour)
Road to Ulaanabaatar. The main road is under construction, so cars must drive on the roads on either side.

Road to Ulaanabaatar. The main road is under construction, so cars must drive on the "roads" on either side.

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Ena 20-Oct-2007 18:32
Great colors, good compositions. Love it!
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