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==== One direction digestive system ==== | ==== One direction digestive system ==== | ||
Horses are unable to burp, vomit or breathe through their mouths. Their digestive system only works in one direction. The drawback is that this can cause colic. | Horses are unable to burp, vomit or breathe through their mouths. Their digestive system only works in one direction. The drawback is that this can cause colic. | ||
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==== Horsepower ==== | ==== Horsepower ==== | ||
- | The peak power output of the horse could be as high as 15 horsepower; one hp (horsepower) is a rate of sustained activity of a horse in typical works in agriculture or powering industrial machines. [([[https:// | + | The peak power output of the horse could be as high as 15 horsepower; one hp (horsepower) is a rate of sustained activity of a horse in typical works in agriculture or powering industrial machines. [([[https:// |
==== Males have more teeth ==== | ==== Males have more teeth ==== | ||
- | Adult stallions have up to 44 permanent teeth in their mouth at once Mares usually have between 36 and 40 teeth.[([[https:// | + | Adult stallions have up to 44 permanent teeth in their mouth at once. Mares usually have between 36 and 40 teeth. [([[https:// |
==== Old Billy ==== | ==== Old Billy ==== | ||
- | Old Billy, born in England, in 1760 was the longest-living horse, verified to be 62 at the day of his death. He lived as a barge horse that pulled barges up and down canals [([[https:// | + | Old Billy, born in England in 1760, was the longest-living horse, verified to be 62 on the day of his death. He lived as a barge horse that pulled barges up and down canals. [([[https:// |
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+ | ==== Sleeping ==== | ||
+ | Horses can sleep both lying down and standing up. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Running ==== | ||
+ | Horses can run shortly after birth. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Lifespan ==== | ||
+ | Domestic horses have a lifespan of about 25 years. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== 205 bones ==== | ||
+ | Horses have about 205 bones in their skeleton. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== 27 miles per hour ==== | ||
+ | Horses run an average of 27 miles per hour. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Hinnys ==== | ||
+ | Horses can be crossed with donkeys. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Domestication ==== | ||
+ | Horses have been domesticated for over 5000 years. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Large eyes ==== | ||
+ | Horses have larger eyes than any other mammal that lives on land. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== 360 degrees ==== | ||
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+ | ==== Evolution ==== | ||
+ | Scientists believe that horses have evolved over the past 50 million years from much smaller creatures. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== More space than brain ==== | ||
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+ | ==== Keratin ==== | ||
+ | Horse hooves are made of the same protein that makes up human hair and nails. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Feathers ==== | ||
+ | The long, silky hairs that cover the lower half of draft horses’ legs are called “feathers”. Clydesdales and Shires have the heaviest feathering. [([[https:// | ||
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