Dam Wins Battle of the Sexes to Protect Foal

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After witnessing a rare (and unsuccessful) infanticide attack by a stallion on a one-hour-old foal, behavior researcher Meeghan Gray, PhD, from the University of Nevada, Reno, reported findings from the macabre event.

"In this first report of an infanticide attempt in free-roaming feral horses, we learned that mares can successfully protect their foals against an attacking male and that

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