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minus-squaregibmiser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoWhat preditor was so fast horses had to evolve to that extent??
minus-squarePyroVK@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoBig cat. You’re aware of the cheetah? Just picture that but not in Africa
minus-squarecaseyweederman@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoYou know what really caught me up: where are horses native to?
minus-squarebstix@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThere are wild horses on the Mongolian steppes. All other horses are domesticated. Even the free horses in USA and Australia are descendants of domesticated horses.
minus-squarecaseyweederman@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoYou’re right! But also, horses were native to North America but they went extinct 10,000 years ago and weren’t introduced until much more recently.
minus-squarePyroVK@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoPBS Eons has a couple good videos on both horse evolution and domestication.
What preditor was so fast horses had to evolve to that extent??
Big cat. You’re aware of the cheetah? Just picture that but not in Africa
You know what really caught me up: where are horses native to?
There are wild horses on the Mongolian steppes.
All other horses are domesticated. Even the free horses in USA and Australia are descendants of domesticated horses.
You’re right! But also, horses were native to North America but they went extinct 10,000 years ago and weren’t introduced until much more recently.
PBS Eons has a couple good videos on both horse evolution and domestication.