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4. Ponies on Assateague Island

Ponies on Assateague Island

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Hundreds of wild ponies roam this island off the Delaware coast. Each July, roughly 40,000 people flock to the area to watch its annual Pony Swim, in which about 150 ponies are guided across the water to nearby Chincoteague Island for an auction that keeps their numbers manageable.

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