Ecuador

A dark feral horse grazes on a misty hillside among eucalyptus trees overlooking Baños de Agua Santa, Ecuador

Wild Horse, Baños de Agua Santa

Feral Horse (Equus caballus) Descendants of horses brought by Spanish colonists, feral horses roam freely through Ecuador’s highlands, grazing unfenced hillsides and wandering among towns with little human interference. Feral and semi-feral horses are a common sight around Baños de Agua Santa year-round, navigating the steep Andean terrain with sure-footed ease. Wikipedia | iNaturalist

Golden Pacific seahorse clinging to a submerged mangrove root on a murky seabed in Ecuador

Wild Seahorse Under a Mangrove Tree in Ecuador

Pacific Seahorse (Hippocampus ingens) The largest seahorse in the eastern Pacific, growing up to 30 cm — and one of the few species tough enough to thrive in the brackish, silty world beneath mangrove roots. Found year-round along Ecuador’s coast, but increasingly rare due to bycatch and habitat loss; listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. Wikipedia | iNaturalist