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Scientists believe that the first known ancestor of the horse lived
about 50 million years ago.
- There are over 200 kinds of horses in the world.
- Horses usually sleep two to three
hours a day.
- Horses sleep longer in the summer than
in the winter.
- Horses lie down only about 43 minutes
a day.
- The horse is a plant-eating mammal.
- A horse has about 205 bones.
- A horse isn’t considered an adult until it reaches age 4.
- A female horse over 4 years
old is called a “mare.”
 - A male horse over 4 years old
is called a “stallion.”
- A young female horse is called a “filly.”
- A young male horse is called a “colt.”
- A horse is called a “foal” for its first year
of life.
- A foal is able to stand just one hour after birth. It can walk and run
just two hours after birth.
- A horse’s teeth can be used to tell its age.
- Horses dislike the smell of pigs.
- Horses like classical music.
- Horses can see in two directions at once.
- Horses can see everywhere, except directly in front or behind them. |
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