Horse Facts for Kids | Interesting Educational Video about Horses for Children | Fun Facts

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This is an educational video for children. Here are some interesting and fun facts about Horses.

• Horses have around 205 bones in their skeleton.
• They are herbivores (plant eaters).
• Because horses’ eyes are on the side of their head they are capable of seeing nearly 360 degrees at one time.
• Horses can sleep both lying down and standing up.
• They can run shortly after birth.
• Horses are “obligate nose breathers” meaning that they can only breathe through their nose, not through their mouth as humans can
• Domestic horses have a lifespan of around 25 years.
• A 19th century horse named ‘Old Billy’ is said to have lived 62 years.
• Horses gallop at around 44 kph
• The fastest recorded sprinting speed of a horse was 88 kph
• A male horse is called a stallion.
• A female horse is called a mare.
• A young male horse is called a colt.
• A young female horse is called a filly.
• A baby horse is called a foal
• Estimates suggest that there are around 60 million horses in the world.
• Horses in the wild live in small herds, and domestic horses feel more comfortable if they have companions too. It can be quite stressful for a horse to live alone.

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