Wild horse

The tarpan was a wild horse that once roamed Europe before disappearing in the late 1800s or early 1900s. Scientists debate whether it was a true wild species or a mix of feral and domestic horses. It shared its genus with modern horses and the rare Przewalski's horse.

• Its scientific name is Equus ferus, the same as modern domestic horses.
• Some researchers think tarpans may have been feral, not truly wild.
• It went extinct around the late 19th or early 20th century.