12.06.2010 // Equus ferus caballus
Interesting facts:
• Just like Zebras, horses were wild animals in the beginning. They were hunted for their skin as well as meat. Around 3000 B.C. things changed and people began taming horses and using them to carry things. Around 1900 B.C. horses first appeared in Greece, which most probably came with the arrival of the Indo-Europeans. The invasion of the Hyksos or Amorites brought with them horses and chariots to Egypt. This was around 1700B.B.C.
Now, other interesting facts about horses:
• A horse is able to drink 10 gallons of water per day.
• In most cases, the foal is born at night, away from danger and prying eyes.
• After being born, it only takes a foal about 1-2 hours to stand up and walk.
• One of the few breeds of horses that live in North America are called Mustangs.
• "Old Billy," was the oldest recorded horse who lived to be 62 years.
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2010-09-02 18:48:00