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Introduction1
EquiNerd Vlog (YouTube Channel)
Dictionary
horse : a large solid-hoofed herbivorous ungulate mammal (Equus caballus, family Equidae, the horse family) domesticated since prehistoric times and used as a beast of burden, a draft animal, or for riding — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook
Horse Dictionary (Horses and Horse Information)
Encyclopedia
Horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus. It is an odd-toed ungulate mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, Eohippus, into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began domesticating horses around 4000 BC, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BC. Horses in the subspecies caballus are domesticated, although some domesticated populations live in the wild as feral horses. These feral populations are not true wild horses, as this term is used to describe horses that have never been domesticated, such as the endangered Przewalski’s horse, a separate subspecies, and the only remaining true wild horse. — Wikipedia
Horse (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Horse (One Zoom)
Horse (WolframAlpha)
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Innovation
Science
Mammalogy is the study of mammals – a class of vertebrates with characteristics such as homeothermic metabolism, fur, four-chambered hearts, and complex nervous systems. Mammalogy has also been known as “mastology,” “theriology,” and “therology.” The major branches of mammalogy include natural history, taxonomy and systematics, anatomy and physiology, ethology, ecology, and management. — Wikipedia
Mammalogy (Encyclopædia Britannica)
The Science of Mammalogy (The American Society of Mammalogists)
Horse Health (Horses and Horse Information)
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Preservation
Library
DDC: 599.665 Horses (Library Thing)
Subject: Horses (Library Thing)
Subject: Horses (Open Library)
LCC: SF 283 Horses (UPenn Online Books)
Subject: Horses (UPenn Online Books)
LCC: SF 283 Horses (Library of Congress)
Subject: Horses (Library of Congress)
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Participation
Education
All About Horses (Ology, American Museum of Natural History)
Horses (Science Trek)
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Community
News
Horses (EurekaAlert, American Association for the Advancement of Science)
Horses (bioRxiv: Preprint Server for Biology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Horses (JSTOR)
Horses (Science Daily)
Horses (Science News)
Horses (Phys.org)
Horses (NPR Archives)
Government
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Horses News -- ScienceDaily Equine News. All about horses including the latest in horse cloning, race horse physiology and horse health.
- Modern horses have lost their additional toes,...on June 21, 2023 at 4:31 am
The distant ancestors of modern horses had hooved toes instead of a single hoof, which vanished over time, according to researchers.
- Evolution driving improvements in racehorse speedon May 30, 2023 at 4:53 pm
A new study has found that genetic improvement is underlying the increasing speed of Britain's thoroughbreds. This contrasts with earlier studies that suggested racehorses were showing no genetic improvement in response to selection by breeders.
- New research could help breed for less 'spooky'...on May 11, 2023 at 8:45 pm
Researchers are working to identify genes that influence horses' tendency to react to perceived danger.
- How a horse whisperer can help engineers build...on April 26, 2023 at 12:51 am
New research shows us that age-old interactions between people and their horses can teach us something about building robots designed to improve our lives.
- Horses living in groups are better at following...on April 25, 2023 at 3:12 pm
A new study shows that horses living in big enclosures and in groups of at least three horses are better at following directional indications from humans than horses kept in individual paddocks. The results also indicate that familiarity to the human providing the indications does not matter for the horses.
Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.
- The first dog-fox hybrid points to the growing...on September 28, 2023 at 4:57 pm
Next time you see a fox when out walking with your dog, pause for a moment and ponder their relatedness. Dogs and foxes are distinct but distantly related canine species.
- Fossils in Morocco reveal the astounding...on September 26, 2023 at 11:50 am
Sixty-six million years ago, the Cretaceous period ended. Dinosaurs disappeared, along with around 90% of all species on Earth. The patterns and causes of this extinction have been debated since paleontology began. Was it a slow, inevitable decline, or did the end come quickly, driven by a sudden, unpredictable disaster?
- Humans could serve as sentinels for 'forever...on September 26, 2023 at 4:00 am
A new paper published in Science of The Total Environment by Environmental Working Group scientists proposes an intriguing concept: Humans can serve as a valuable resource for understanding the impact on other animal species of the toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS.
- Understanding the role of pareidolia in early...on September 21, 2023 at 7:30 pm
A psychological phenomenon where people see meaningful forms in random patterns, such as seeing faces in clouds, may have stimulated early humans to make cave art.
- Brain-altering parasite turns ants into zombies...on September 18, 2023 at 2:06 pm
The lancet liver fluke, Dicrocoelium dendriticum, has a complicated life cycle that begins with the hijacking of an ant's brain.
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