By Kayla and cozette Table of contents Introduction1 Characteristics2 Locomotion3 D ietFood Chain4 Habitat5 Adaptations6 Life Cycle7 Species Survival Statutus8 Behaviorsomething Special9 ID: 283449
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Wild horses
By: Kayla and cozetteSlide2
Table of contents Introduction-1Characteristics-2Locomotion-3D
iet/Food Chain-4 Habitat-5Adaptations-6Life Cycle-7
Species Survival Statutus-8Behavior/something Special-9Words to know-10Bibliography-11Slide3
Introduction
Wild Horses have many differences from domestic horses. They have many interesting adaptations. The scientific name is Equus Caballus. When a horse is born it is called a foal. When its two years old, it is called a colt for a male and a female is called a filly. A colt becomes a stallion about 6 years later. A filly becomes a mare.Slide4
CHARACTERISTICS
A wild horse looks dirty and mangy. Its hair is long and messy. A wild horse looks very much like a domesticated horse, except their coat, mane, and tail look to be more coarser and rougher. Wild horses are very tall. The tallest horse was 7 feet and 2 inches. Usually wild horses are just 7 feet. They are very dirty and most wild horses have dark colors. Their average size is 317 kilograms, but adult stallions can weigh up to 450 kilograms.Slide5
LocomotionWild horses can move very quickly. Wild horses can run, jump, walk, and gallop. Wild horses can run 45-50 miles per hour. It is very important for wild horses to move and have long legs so they can get away from its’ natural predators.Slide6
Diet/food chain Female and male
Facts
A wild horse eats different things in different time periods. In winter they eat tree bark, their own fur, twigs, dung piles, leaves, snow, and thistles [a plant]. In fall they eat 6 pounds of leaves, twigs, tree bark, grass, and any wild berries to be found. In spring and summer they eat wild flowers, twigs, grass, berries, and fruits. They are herbivores. They drink from water holes, lakes, and streams.Slide7
HabitatThe wild horse prefers to live mostly in grasslands and desserts. They prefer there because it’s not so cold in the winter and there is more things to eat. In the world they live in Nevada, Europe, Asia, Wyoming, California, Oregon, Colorado, Idaho, Arizona, N
ew Mexico, and North Dakota.Slide8
AdaptationsWild horses have many adaptations. When a predator or a human is near, it will freeze and run away. It’s natural predators are mountain lions and bears. They run on their toes so the rocks and pokey plants don’t hurt them. They have natural red eyes to scare humans away. The wild horse will buck to defend itself. The only truly wild horses in the world today are the little
przewalskis [psha-VAL-skeez] horses of Mongolia. Baby horses can run shortly after birth to get away from predators quickly.Slide9
Life cycleWild horses are mammals which means they come out of their mother when they are born. An average wild horse lives about 15-20 years. A lucky wild horse lives up to 30 years. *Female *MaleSlide10
Wild horse survival statusYes, wild horses are in danger. This is because people capture them, and take away their land to live in.Slide11
Behavior/something specialWild horses live in groups called families. Wild horses have strong legs. They have hard hooves so they may put up with many different ground conditions. A baby wild horse can not leave it’s mother until it is 15 years old. Wild horses come in a variety of colors, such as grey, black, and white. About half of all wild horses are roan-a reddish brown-in color. Wild horses run on their toenails! That’s right! They have toenails! They have red eyes, that is how you can tell if they are wild. A family is made up of a leader, a dominant male horse called a stallion, his mares, and their foals. Drinking places can be very dangerous because predators often attack there. Wild horses have a long history because Native Americans first found them, and learned to catch them, then used them to herd buffalo to hunt.Slide12
Words to knowMare = FemaleMangy = ShabbyCoarser = More HarshThistles = PlantsDung Piles = Manure
Mustang = a small, hardy horse, usually a wild horseSlide13
BibliographyBook
WebsiteName of Website: Animal FactsWebsite Address: www.AnimalFacts.com
Author: Gareth StevensTitle: Wild HorsesPublisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
Place: America Date: 2004Author: Yua MomatiukTitle: Face to face with wild horsesPublisher: National Geographic Place: Washington D.C. Date: 2009Slide14
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