Horses
By Judith Ventaja |
| Diagram of a horse skeleton with major parts labeled. |
family Equidae, herbivorous, quadruped and long arched neck.
Curiosities
1-Horses spend more energy lying than standing.2-The horse uses his facial expressions to communicate.
3-The horse is able to drink 37 liters of water per day.
4-Foals are usually born at night. At birth only need 1-2 hours to stand on their feet and walk.
5-There are over 350 breeds of ponies and horses (Equus caballus).
6-To determine the age of a horse you only need to see its teeth.
7-A horse can walk, trot, canter and gallop half.
8-A horse's heart weighs about four and a half kilos.
9-Horses usually live 20 to 25 years.
10-No matter which way the mark appears in front of a horse, it is always called star.
11-A breed of horse from Russia called Akhal-Teke can withstand several days without food and water.
12-On average a horse's head weighs a little more than 5 kilos.
