Watch newborn wild horse learn how to walk on the Outer Banks. ‘A little unsteady’
A newborn wild horse learned how to walk — but was a “little unsteady” on its feet, an adorable video shows.
The baby was spotted awkwardly prancing on an island off the North Carolina coast, just one day after its birth.
“In this short video you can see it hasn’t quite figured out its long legs and is a little unsteady as it hurries after mom,” Cape Lookout National Seashore wrote in a Facebook post.
The National Park Service said a ranger stumbled upon the baby June 15 on Shackleford Banks. Over 100 wild horses live on the island, more than 150 miles southeast of Raleigh.
In the five-second video from Cape Lookout, the newborn is seen wobbling on its lanky legs as it tries to keep up with its mom. The moments were caught on camera from a distance, as people are urged to remain at least 50 feet from the animals.
Though there aren’t definitive answers as to how the horses got to Shackleford Banks, they are believed to have come from Spanish colonists. Horses have been in the area for hundreds of years, “long enough to adapt to the harsh environment,” rangers said.
This story was originally published June 20, 2023 at 9:08 AM with the headline "Watch newborn wild horse learn how to walk on the Outer Banks. ‘A little unsteady’."
