In Austria, a district (Bezirk) is an administrative division normally encompassing several municipalities, roughly equivalent to the Landkreis in Germany. The administrative office of a district, the Bezirkshauptmannschaft, is headed by a Bezirkshauptmann.
New! The Horses of the Plains. Most of the evolutionary development of the horse (54 million years ago to about 10,000 years ago) actually took place in North America, where they developed the very successful strategy of grazing (eating grass) rather than browsing (eating softer succulent leaves).
Mustang horses. The Mustang is originally European: Mustang horses descended from Spanish horses brought to America by the conquistadors. It is the last species of feral horse on the American continent. In fact, these horses are protected by United States law.he Mustang has expressive eyes and a straight forehead. It has a low croup and dry and hard limbs. It measures between 1.35 and 1.55 meters. A strong and fast horse, the Mustang is capable of surviving in arid and mountainous regions, where it eats only woody plants and thorny bushes.