Horse tooth (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Horse tooth

Caption

The origin of Assateague's wild horses has remained a mystery for centuries, but new genetic data supports the theory that they descended from Spanish horses marooned on the barrier island.

Credit

Florida Museum photo by Jeff Gage

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