Wanna ride...🐴🐴🐴

in #nature7 years ago

Before the invention of wagon in 17th century it was horses that were used to be the sole medium of transportation and people ware very sceptical about their rider.

Inspired by such mighty creature I decided to draw one digitally.🐴

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🐴 Here are some fun yet logical facts about Horse:

A male horse is called a stallion.

A female horse is called a mare.

Horses can sleep both lying down and standing up.

Horses can run shortly after birth.

Domestic horses have a lifespan of around 25 years.

A 19th century horse named ‘Old Billy’ is said to have lived for 62 years.

Horses have around 205 bones in their skeleton.

Horses have been domesticated for over 5000 years.

Horses are herbivores (plant eaters).

Horses have bigger eyes than any other mammal that lives on land.

Because horse’s eyes are on the side of their head they are capable of seeing nearly 360 degrees at one time.

Horses gallop at around 44 kph (27 mph).

The fastest recorded sprinting speed of a horse was 88 kph (55 mph).

Estimates suggest that there are around 60 million horses in the world.

Scientists believe that horses have evolved over the past 50 million years from much smaller creatures.

Hope this is enjoyable...🐴🐴🐴