We all probably had a favorite toy as children. Perhaps it was a doll or a truck or maybe Legos. For Batu, 3-month-old Przewalski’s horse living at the Denver Zoo, that favorite toy is a big, green ball.
Zoo staff knows (and we know) that that ball is great for Batu’s enrichment; it helps him with exercise, running, rearing and manipulating objects, as the YouTube description reminds us. But for Batu it’s all about having some fun with a ball.
Besides being adorably playful, Batu is an important member of the equine world. Przewalski’s horses, a prehistoric-type equine native to Central Asia, were once completely extinct in the wild. However, through captive breeding in zoos around the world and careful reintroduction back into the wild, this unique and beautiful species is on the rebound. Read more about it here.
She is an adorable foal with a great personality! PLayful, and glad she loves her ball!
So cute, loves playing with that ball. And the others don’t even care about her or the ball rolling around!
Oh she’s so cute and adorable. Something how none of the others even want to go near the ball or play with it. It’s like they know it’s her baby toy!
Such a cute horse and it is really enjoyable watching her play with the big Green ball. Absolutely Adorable!
Absolutely precious! Hope they make another as she gets older, so much personality!
She’s so adorable and playful!
OMG, this is adorable. That ball is almost as big as the baby! She’s precious!
How adorable!
A Kodiak moment for sure. Did you see his little face when his ball went over the wall. Poor Baby!
OMG he’s adorable! Poor little guy was like, mom get my ball, it disappeared down there!