
The 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 into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began to domesticate horses around 4000 BC, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BC.
Similar species: Odd-toed Ungulates
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Uploaded Apr 15, 2014. Captured Apr 12, 2014 13:58 in A39, Exmoor National Park, Lynton, Devon EX35 6NE, UK.
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