The Horse Project: Interesting Facts About Horses

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How do they drink their water

Dogs and cats drink by lapping water with their tongues while cattle and horses make use of a sucking action.
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Eating Grass

When first born, foals cannot eat grass because their legs are too long to reach the ground.
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The Jaw

A horse's upper jaw is wider than its lower jaw.
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Without Food Or Water

A breed of horses called Akhal-Teke from Russia can go for days without water or food.
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Smallest Horse In History

"Little Pumpkin," is the smallest pony in history, it stood 14 inches and weighed 20 lbs.
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Wild Horses

Horses that seem wild today (such as Mustangs) are actually feral horses, usually descendants of horses that were imported to America from Spain in the sixteenth century. The only true wild horse is the Asian Wild Horse. 31 Random Facts About . . .
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Mammal

A horse is a mammal and an Herbivore
Horse Equus caballus

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