The Assateague Ponies

Ponies have lived on Assateague Island for hundreds of years, but have been studied scientifically only since 1975. In 1965, twenty-one ponies were released into the northern portion of Assateague, within the Assateague Island National Seashore, where their numbers have risen gradually and the animals have flourished. It is these feral horses--free to roam, forage for their own food and water, and live and reproduce as they choose--that Dr. Keiper, an animal behavior specialist, has studied and photographed. In this book, he presents the fascinating results of his investigations, enhanced by a generous selection of photographs from the vast collection he assembled over a ten-year period of study.

Author: Ronald R. Keiper
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: 06/30/2009
Pages: 104
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 9.05h x 6.07w x 0.34d
ISBN13: 9780870333309
ISBN10: 0870333305
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Animals | Horses
- Travel | United States | South | South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD,
- Photography | Subjects & Themes | Plants & Animals

About the Author
Ronald R. Keiper is Professor of Biology at Pennsylvania State University at Mont Alto, and coauthor of The Island Ponies, a book for junior readers also on the Assateague ponies.