Metazoa info

[Duke Guilmon]

Domestic horse



Equus ferus caballus

Size: Depends on the breed. Largest 220cm

Weight: Depends on the breed. 54-998 kg

Life expectancy: 25-30 years

When it first appeared: 3,500BC

Location: The domestic horse lives were humans are. They are usually held on areas like farms and ranches. 

Taxonomy:
Class: Mammalia
Clade: Holotheria
Superlegion: Trechnotheria
Legion: Cladotheria
Sublegion: Zatheria
Infralegion: Tribosphenida
Subclass: Theria
Clade: Eutheria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Subcohort: Exafroplacentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Clade: Scrotifera
Clade: Ferungulata
(unranked): Pegasoferae
(unranked): Zooamata
Order: Perissadactyla
Suborder: Hippomorpha
Family: Equidae
Genus: Equus
Species: Equus ferus
Subspecies: Equus ferus caballus

Diet: Horses have a diet that mainly consist of grass and hay.

Anatomy: Horses are known for their ability to run. Horses can breath about 8-12 a minute. They also have a guttural pouch, which is exclusive to horses. It is said to equalize air pressure on the tympanic membrane. Horse muscles are also strong, so it can carry the the animals heavy body while it is running quickly.

Behavior: Horses are social animals. They will graze and run most of the time. Horses will communicate with each other and can even discriminate. Horse's all so have organized groups. When sleeping for example, while some horse sleep some horses stand watch. 

Reproduction: Domestic horses have a gestation period of 320-370 days. They will have one foal usually, though they can have twins. The foal is weaned when the are four-six months of age. Horses reach sexual maturity at 18 months. 

Relationship with other animals: This horse shares a major relationship with domestic humans. Humans will care, protect, give a home, and feed the horses, which in turn the horses will work for humans, whether giving them a ride or helping them on the farm. 



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Other sources:

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/an...als/horse/

http://www.livescience.com/50714-horse-facts.html

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/past-exh...-of-horses