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The article details a study which described an infanticide attempt by a free-living feral stallion on a female foal. The study author witnessed an infanticide attempt of a stallion, in which the feral horse picked up the foal, tossed it around and bit its neck several times. However, the dam of the foal protected her from additional attacks. Although such attack is rare, the author says that is supports the sexual selection hypothesis. She adds that her findings showed that equids have evolved with the risk of infanticide, and that maternal protectiveness can be successful.