Bramby ( English Brumby ) - wild horses that live in some regions of Australia . Also known as mob and gangs.
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They originate from domestic horses , which for various reasons became wild, run away or set free by their masters during the gold rush of 1851. Perhaps the increase in populations of feral horses also contributed to the massive replacement of animals with agricultural machines.
Bramby's ancestors were horses of various breeds, such as the British and Timorese ponies, the South African caper horses, Arabian, draft and other breeds.
From time to time, attempts are made to domesticate the Brambi [1] .
Sometimes regarded as pests and a threat to natural ecosystems [2] .
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History
The first horses arrived in Australia in 1788.
Origin of title
First used in print in an Australian magazine, published in Melbourne in 1880. The following sources of origin are possible:
- By the name of Sergeant James Bramby from New South Wales (1804).
- According to the word baroomby, meaning "wild" in the language of the indigenous Australians in southern Queensland.
- In a letter in 1896 in the Morning Herald, someone said that baroombie called horses aborigines in some parts of Australia.
- By the name of the stream Baramba in Queensland.
- Perhaps the name comes from the Irish word bromach or bromaigh.
- According to the word baroomby, meaning "wild" in the language of the indigenous Australians in southern Queensland.
Rare gene
Apparently Bramby are carriers of the rare Pangare gene.
Bramby has become the emblem of the Australian rugby club " Brambiz ".
Notes
- ↑ Dobbie, WR, Berman, DM, & Braysher, ML (1993). Managing Vertebrate Pests: Feral horses. Canberra: Australia Government Publishing Service.
- ↑ Australia Government Department of the Environment and Heritage. (2004) Feral horse. (Equus caballus) and feral donkey. (Equus asinus): Invasive species fact sheet.