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Animal
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Animal
Information
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What
does this animal look like?
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A grazing (grass eating) mammal belonging to the same
family as zebras and donkeys. The many breeds of domestic
horse of Euro-Asian origin range in color from white to
gray, brown, and black.
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How
big does this animal get?
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The size of horses range from the miniature
horse which stands at 31 inches, to a pony at less
than 58 inches, to the Largest breed of heavy horse,
which is the draught horse. The largest horse in the
world stood at 68 inches.
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When
full grown how much does this animal
weigh?
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The heaviest horse is the Belgian up to 3,150 lb.
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Where
does this animal live?
Habitat
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The horse lives in family groups on grasslands.
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What
does this animal eat?
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Horses are strictly herbivores,
which means they eat only
plants—in particular, grass. A
horse needs about 8 - 12 gallons of water per
day.
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Where
does this animal get their food?
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Most horses today are domesticated (tame), which means
they depend on humans to feed them. Other wild horses
graze in forest & rainforest, grassland areas. These
wild hoses will graze from 10 to 13 hours a day.
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How
long does this animal live?
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The horse's life span is about 20-35 years.
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How
does this animal move?
Fast/slow
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Racehorses can gallop at up to about 42 mph.
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Predators
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Other
Information
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There are basically three types of domestic horse: the
light riding horse, the heavy horse or draught horse, and
the pony. Horses sleep standing up, but if they feel
safe, they will sleep lying down.
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