Od svih domaćih životinja konj je poslednji pripitomljen, verovatno zbog njegove veličine, brzine i plahe prirode. Konji su se najpre koristili za ishranu i jahanje. A pre pojave prvog točka služili su za nošenje tereta i vuču.
Of all the domesticated animals, the horse was the last to be domesticated, probably because of its size, speed and timid nature. Horses were first used for feeding and riding. And before the appearance of the first wheel, they were used to carry loads and tow.
Osim pripitomljenih, postoje i divlji konji. Njih je skoro nemoguće pripitomiti, čak ni posle dužeg boravka u blizini čoveka. Takav je azijski divlji konj ili konj Prževalskog.
Besides domesticated ones, there are also wild horses. They are almost impossible to tame, even after a long stay in the vicinity of humans. Such is the Asian wild horse or Przhevalski's horse.
Svoje neobično ime konj Prževalski dobio je po ruskom pukovniku, istraživaču i avanturisti Nikolaju Mihajloviču Prževalskom. On je 1879. godine naišao na krdo ovih konja na Planini Žutog Konja u Mongoliji.
The Przhevalsky horse got its unusual name after the Russian colonel, explorer and adventurer Nikolai Mikhailovich Przhevalsky. In 1879, he encountered a herd of these horses on the Yellow Horse Mountain in Mongolia.
Na žalost, divlja krda ovih konja čovek je potpuno istrebio iz prirode. Ali, retke primerke su stanovnici Mongolije ipak uspeli da zadrže i koliko-toliko pripitome.
Unfortunately, the wild herds of these horses have been completely exterminated by man. However, the inhabitants of Mongolia still managed to keep rare specimens and tame them as much as possible.
Tek mnogo godina kasnije potomci ovih konja ponovo su vraćeni u divljinu. Tako, na sreću, oni danas jure nepreglednim predelima Mongolije.
It was only many years later that the descendants of these horses were returned to the wild. So, fortunately, today they are running through the vast landscapes of Mongolia.
Verovali ili ne, konji čitav život provedu hodajući na vrhovima prstiju! Da bi mu olakšao hod, čovek domaćem konju stavlja gvozdene navlake na kopita. To su POTKOVICE. Naći potkovicu u mnogim narodima se smatra simbolom velike sreće...
A ja sam srećna što sam sa vama podelila ovaj akvarel. . .🍀🍀🍀
Believe it or not, horses spend their entire lives walking on their toes! To make it easier to walk, a man puts iron covers on the hooves of a domestic horse. Those are HORSESHOES. Finding a horseshoe in many nations is considered a symbol of great luck...
And I am happy to share this watercolor with you. . .🍀🍀🍀
Text source:
https://www.infonetmagazin.com/2022/08/zanimljivosti-o-konjima.html?m=1
Pozdrav od Anke vragolanke.
Greetings from Anka vregolana!