An endangered wild Asian horse foal is thriving thanks to an unlikely hero. Marat, a Przewalski's horse, fell critically ill soon after his birth at the Minnesota Zoo nearly two months ago. He survived thanks to intensive care. But his mother rejected him when he returned.

Marat, a Przewalski's horse foal at the Minnesota Zoo, fell critically ill shortly after his birth and was rejected by his mom. He found a 'foster mom' in Alice, a domestic Pony of the Americas at the zoo.

A rare wild Asian horse foal named Marat finds a new mother in a grieving domestic mare, highlighting a unique surrogacy case at Minnesota Zoo.