Przewalski’s horse

The purposes of this study were to document marking behavior in Przewalski s horses, and to evaluate hypotheses concerning the functional significance of marking behavior. 

These data document the marking behavior of Przewalski s horses, but do not allow discrimination between the hypothesized functions of marking behavior. The harem stallion might mark a higher proportion... 

The frequency of marking behavior in this Przewalski s horse herd was lower than that reported by Turner et al. (1981) for feral horses. 

The marking behavior of the Przewalski s stallion was similar to that described for feral horses by Turner et al. (1981). Typically, the stallion would orient toward the mare while she was urinating or defecating, approach the elimination, sniff it with his neck arched, step over it, either urinate or defecate on it, and then move away. Flehmen was often exhibited prior to stepping over the site, or while eliminating on the site. The stallion marked 9% (n = 161) of the mares defecations. Seventy three percent (n = 15) of the time urine was used to mark the defecations rather than feces. The stallion marked 20%... 

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