Wild Horses of Assateague | Wallpaper

Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 10:30 in Biology & Nature

This wallpaper shows Assateague Island in Maryland and Virginia. The "wild" horses on Assateague are actually feral animals, meaning that they are descendants of domestic animals that have reverted to a wild state.

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