Photo By/Credit
Hillebrand, Steve/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
12/01/2005Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
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Chincoteague Ponies are stocky, with short legs, thick manes, and large, round bellies. Though they are named after Chincoteague (the closest populated town) they actually live on Assateague Island, which is an undeveloped National Wildlife Refuge.
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