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Horses  are beautiful animals and they are very intelligent 

Here are some facts about horses 

  • Horses can sleep both lying down and standing up.

  • Horses can run shortly after birth.

  • Domestic horses have a lifespan of around 25 years.

  • Horses have around 205 bones in their skeleton.

  • Horses have been domesticated for over 5000 years.

  • Horses are herbivores (plant eaters).

  • Horses have bigger eyes than any other mammal that lives on land.

  • Because horse’s eyes are on the side of their head they are capable of seeing nearly 360 degrees at one time.

  • Horses gallop at around 44 kph (27 mph).

  • The fastest recorded sprinting speed of a horse was 88 kph (55 mph).

  • Estimates suggest that there are around 60 million horses in the world.

  • Scientists believe that horses have evolved over the past 50 million years from much smaller creatures.

  • A male horse is called a stallion.

  • A female horse is called a mare.

  • A young male horse is called a colt.

  • A young female horse is called a filly.

ABOUT THE HORSE

  • Horses and humans have an ancient relationship.

  • Asian nomads probably domesticated the first horses some 4,000 years ago, and the animals remained essential to many human societies until the advent of the engine.

  • Horses still hold a place of honor in many cultures, often linked to heroic exploits in war.

  • Wild and Domesticated

  • There is only one species of domestic horse, but around 400 different breeds that specialize in everything from pulling wagons to racing.

  • All horses are grazers The Przewalski's horse is the only truly wild horse whose ancestors were never domesticated.

  • Ironically, this stocky, sturdy animal exists today only in captivity. The last wild Przewalski's horse was seen in Mongolia in 1968.

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