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Name : Larasati Rahman

No/Class : 18/9A

‘HORSE’

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
Name : Horse
Class : Mammalia
Family : Equidae
Habitat : wide open spaces with shelter
DESCRIPTION
Anatomy
Weight : 380-1000 kg
Height : 1.4 – 1.8 m
Skin colour : brown dun, uls dun, grey (blue dun), red dun, yellow dun.
Senses : sight (large eyes), hearing, smell, and taste
LOCOMOTION : The equine leg, the hoof
MOVEMENT : walk (5-8km/h), trot (8-13km/h), canter (16-27km/h), gallop (25-30km/h)
LIFE SPAN : 25 – 30 years
DIET : Herbivore; forages (hay and grass), concentrates (grain or pelleted rations),
supplements (prepared vitamin or mineral pellets)
BEHAVIOR :
- Herd animals
- Nickering or whinnying (communication)
- Sleep standing up or lying down
REPRODUCTION :
- 320-370 days gestation
- Result in one foal
SOURCES :
- http://www.merckvetmanual.com/horse-owners/description-and-physical-characteristics-
of-horses/description-and-physical-characteristics-of-horses
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse
- http://www.merckvetmanual.com/horse-owners/description-and-physical-characteristics-
of-horses/description-and-physical-characteristics-of-horses