Horses

Horses : 

Horses Wild and Domestic By: Caitlin

Why chose this animal : 

Why chose this animal I chose this animal because I didn’t really know that much about horses. But since I am doing a project on them I will, hopefully, know more about them than what I did before. I hope you will like my project and hopefully if you don’t know about horses you will after this presentation.

Description : 

Description

Description : 

Description Horses are warm-blooded animals and they have a back-bone so they are called vertebrates. The description of a horse varies from breed to breed. They are considered hoofed mammals Horses are classified by their color before breed or gender

Adaptations : 

Adaptations A horse has a long tail to get the flies off it’s back. A horse grows a winter coat when it gets close to winter. A horse can shed it’s fur very easily if it gets too warm.

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Habitat

General Habitat Information : 

General Habitat Information Most horses are domestic Others are wild. Groups of wild horses can be found in many places around the world. North American mustangs, for example, are the descendents of horses brought by Europeans more than 400 years ago. They need access to food, water and shelter

Temperatures : 

Temperatures Horses can live in all types of temperatures, except extreme polar temperatures. They grow thick fur to keep themselves warm in cold climates. When the warm climates come the winter coats needs to be shaved or cut off or horses get too uncomfortable.

Water : 

Water All horses need access to clean fresh drinking water Horses can die without it Fresh water can be found in streams, rivers, lakes, and ponds.

Plant life : 

Plant life Plants are very important to a horse who is a herbivore. The horse needs grass and other plants to eat. A horse will use trees and other outdoor plant life as shelter in extreme temperatures (snow, rain or wind)

Animal life : 

Animal life There are a lot of animals in the habitat of a horse. The little animals in an horses environment are like rabbits, snakes, and birds. The big animals that are in a horses environment, that might become predators, are wolves, cougars, and mountain lions.

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Sensory Organs Sight,Hear,,

Sight : 

Sight They use their eyes to see danger, food and water. Their vision is very sensitive to movement You should never approach your horse directly from the front. If you approach him from the front, he cannot see you until you are about six inches from his face.

Smell : 

Smell A horse breathes through his nose The nostrils are large, soft, and capable of being expanded during hard breathing spells. As in other animals, the sense of smell enables the horse to locate food that they can eat and food they can’t eat.

Hearing : 

Hearing Horses have two ears They use their hearing to detect changes in their environment Their hearing is a survival skill If they hear something they might spook

Taste : 

Taste Horses can taste with their mouth They graze using their teeth to grind up food We aren’t sure if they have taste buds but they like some foods such as apples and sugar cubes, which makes us think that they do. Say cheese

Touch : 

Touch Horses can feel with their tail and their skin Their skin is sensitive and we know this because their skin twitches when bugs land on them. They also roll around in dirt and rub up against fence to scratch themselves.

Food and Lifecycle : 

Food and Lifecycle

Lifecycle : 

Lifecycle During the first 12 months the colt or filly has long legs compared to its body. At 12 months the foal becomes a yearling, also known as a young horse. Once it hits the 6th year of its life, it becomes a fully grown horse. Horses can live to be 15-18 years

Food Chain : 

Food Chain The sun makes the grass The horse eats the grass The wolves eats the horse The hunters shoots the wolves

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Interesting Facts

Interesting Fact #1 : 

Interesting Fact #1 Wild horses are shy creatures and must be approached with caution.

Interesting Fact #2 : 

Interesting Fact #2 People used horses to pull carriages .

Interesting Fact #3 : 

Interesting Fact #3 Indians used horses often to work in the village and used for hunting.

Interesting Fact #4 : 

Interesting Fact #4 People hunted them for their meat and especially for their skins, to make into leather hides for clothes and for tents and tools.

Resources : 

Resources http://www.kbrhorse.net/wclo/blmco04.html http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/environment/horses.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/4208/history.htm http://www.google.com/search?hl=an=what+do+horses+eat+and+drink+&aq=for= http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/horse.htmlhttp://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/horse.html http://www.equusite.com/articles/safety/safetyEyesight.shtml

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The End Bye Bye!!