And the wild horses that live on it span both sides of the island. But a large herd happens to live in the Chincoteague Wild Refuge, which is on Virginia's part of the island. These horses are not actually wild. DELSOL: When looking at the most closely related animals, we found out that the closest relative today were Chincoteague ponies, actually. SUMMERS: Now, before this finding, Delsol had never heard of the Chincoteague ponies.

Source: CNN August 09, 2022 21:03 UTC