Greetings, delightful viewers, and welcome to our exciting series featuring herbivore heroes on Vegetarianism: The Noble Way of Living. Ranging from the smallest termites weighing less than 1 gram, to the gigantic elephants stepping in at 5,000 kilograms, the most magnificent of animals can thrive on a completely plant-based, vegan diet. Their diet range is broad – consuming foods in the form of fruits, vegetations, seeds,
and tree nuts grown in nature’s best fertilizers, sunshine, soil, and water.

Living in accordance with nature, these marvelous herbivores inhabit the virgin forests and native plains of this magnificent planet which we are privileged to share. Each having a vital role in balancing the ecology, they act as Earth’s guardian angels, contributing naturally and sometimes silently to life’s great symphony.

HOST: Today and next week,we are showcasing Mongolia’s Takhi, the world’s only remaining true wild horse species.  The Takhi, whose name means “spirit” in the Mongolian language, is greatly cherished by the country’s people and symbolizes their national heritage.

Since it is held in such high esteem in Mongolia, the nation is often described as the “land of the horse,” where horses can run free.

Being a horse lover, renowned American actress Julia Roberts travelled to Mongolia in 1999 to experience the country’s wild horses first-hand. Her trip was made into the documentary, “Wild Horses of Mongolia with Julia Roberts.” While living with the nomads, Ms. Roberts learned of the deep relationship between Mongolians and their horses and she said, “For these horses to just be allowed to roam around and they don’t take off and leave is kind of amazing.

Everywhere in America, you see animals and you also see fences. Here, it’s really about the love and respect that man gives to the animal that they all stay together.”