Amy Presents: Animal Fun Facts

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Disaster Preparedness For Your Pets
Appaloosas! Born to Be Wild

Animal Actors
Dolphins
Bats
Elephant Fun Facts
Mamabird: A Working Mother
Grizzly Bears: a Special Refuge at the Moonridge Park
Saving Endangered Animals
Big Cats and Earth Day
Whales
Llamas: the Sweetest Animal on Earth
Cheetah Facts
Giraffes at the Wild Animal Park

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Highlights in the History of Horses

During the Ice Age, herds of horses roamed every continent, except Antarctica. But sometime during this era, horses mysteriously vanished from North America. One theory explaining their disappearance is that horses migrated west to Siberia across a land bridge.

The people who lived in central Asia were the first to tame and ride horses. In A.D. 1519, horses reappeared in North America. They were brought to Mexico by the invading Spanish conquistadores (conquerors).

Roundup of Horse Facts

There are about 75 million horses in the world.
A horses height is measured in hands. One hand equals about four inches.
A foal usually inherits its father’s (sire’s) looks, but its mother’s (dam’s) constitution and personality.
Horses have a keen sense of smell, hearing and direction. Their skin is sensitive and will respond to the slightest touch.

Horses Hall of Fame

To learn more about different Breeds of Horses, try this site!

Algonquin - The White House Horse
Bucephalus - Famous Horse of a Great Ruler
Comanche - The Sole Survivor of a Terrible Battle
Incitatus - Pampered Horse of a Cruel Emperor
Justin Morgan - Father of a New Horse Breed
Marengo - War Horse
Moifaa - Survivor of a Shipwreck
Muhamed - Equine Math Whiz

Head Markings and Horse Fun

Star - a white mark on the head which can be of any shape and various sizes.
Stripe - A narrow white mark which runs down the face from the forehead, between the eyes and the nostrils.
Blaze - A broad splash of white which covers much of the forehead between the eyes and runs down the nose to the muzzle.
White muzzle - A white mark which covers one or both lips up to the nostrils.
White face - A large white mark which covers the front of the face From the forehead to the muzzle.

It Looks Like a Horse

It looks like a horse. It acts like a horse. But is it a horse?

The creature I’m talking about is the unicorn. Unicorns have a horn on their foreheads. They can be of any color. Have you watched the movie ‘The Last Unicorn’? It was so sad (And old). The movie was about a unicorn who is left alone when the other unicorns are captured by an evil wizard.

(Thanks to Mariana, of Singapore, for writing this Animal Fun Fact article!)

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